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Official Organ of the Atiantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America

Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1945 No. 50

M: Seafarers Cendemns Truman And Cengress For Anti-Union Stand

Vigorous protests against the anti-labor proposal made'tions, the following telegram was by President Truman and the union-busting bills dispatched to President Truman: now before Congress were made by the Atlantic and Gulf "The Seafarers International VABo« Union of North America, Atlantic District of the Seafarers International Union in telegrams and Gulf District, affiliated with sent to the President and to the* the AFL, and representing more wholeheartedlly condemn its an­ members of the House and Sen­ than thirty-thousand seamen on ti-union provisions." ate Labor and Military Affairs the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, Committees. NOTIFICATION went on record as being unani­ An amendment, passed at the mously opposed to your proposed- Meanwhile, Secretary-Treasurer same time, asked that the Union plan for the regulation and con­ John Hawk charged that the na­ "notify the President of the trol of Labor-Management dis­ tion's industrialists, directly aided United States, chairmen and putes through enabling legisla­ and comforted by the President members of the House and Sen­ tion, and strongly disapprove of and some of the national legisla­ ate Military Affairs Committees, such apparently anti-labor action. tors, had opened an offensive to and chairmen and members of the "We also went on record con­ negate existing collective-bar­ House and Senate Labor Com­ demning stringent labor laws now gaining contracts. mittees of our position on this pending in both House and Sen­ A motion passed on a coast­ vital issue." ate, and urge that you carefully wise basis at Port meetings stated In concurrence with the mo- consider the fact that under our "That we, members of the Sea­ democratic form of government, farers International Union of Labor's right to strike should Ndrth America (Atlantic and. Gulf not be restricted in any manner District), affiliated with the AFL, N.Y. Meetings In whatsoever." go on record as being unanimous­ (signed) John Hawk, ly opposed to the Truman pro­ Webster Hall Secretary-Treasurer 1 i posal on labor legislation, and New York Branch meetings Atlantic and Gulf are held every other Wednes­ . District, Seafarers International Union Labor Unites Against President day evening. 7 P. M. at Web­ of North America." ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, WASHINGTON — Organized to rush through a resolution The telegram to the House and board within five days after the between 3rd and 4th Avenues. labor split definitely with Presi- creating a Congressional commit- certification. The board would Senate committees followed the dent Truman last week following tee to consider the legislation. In have complete subpoena powers. To get there take the 3rd Ave» same note, and shduld, along with his message to Congress asking the House Rep. Mary Norton (D., (3) Within 20 days the board Elevated and get off at 9th Stu the protests that have come with­ legislation for the power to ap- N. J.) introduced a bill to author- must make its report unless both or the East Side IRT Subway out exception from all parts of the Labor movement, convince point fact-finding bodies in union ize the President to appoint the groups, with presidential okay and get off at Astor Place. disputes. fact finding boards. obtain an extension. (4) Neither Congress that Labor will not tole­ AFL and CIO leaders through- The President's plan provides the union nor the company would No cards will be stamped rate any abrogation whatsoever out the country denounced the (1) If a strike is threatened in a be legally bound to accept the after 7:30 P. M. of any of its hard-won rights. idea and charged that it would major industry the Sec'y of Labor findings or abide by them. NEXT MEETING WILL BE SMASH LABOR Brother Hawk pointed out that play into the hands of union- would certify the dispute to the NO STRIKES ON DECEMBER 19th. busting employers. Truman's President. (2) The President No strike or lockout would be the shipowners under contract suggestion c-\lls for a 30-day com­ would appoint a fact-finding (Continued on 'Page 9) to the Seafarers had apparently pulsory cooling-off period, sup­ joined the anti-union drive. Their posedly patterned after the Rail­ method, he said, was to violate way Labor Act. The cooling-off the existing contracts as written, idea was the basis of the Smith- They Still Support WSA Medical Program no matter how clear the pro­ Connally Act which proved so visions are. Then, when the SIU futile that even the authors of The failure of other maritime subservience to government bu­ ousting the WSA medics from disagrees with their interpreta­ the bill have asked for its repeal, unions to follow up the Seafarers' reaus, the MFOW and the MCS, the soft jobs which the latter tion, they ask for a Port Com­ r AFL President William Green victory over the WSA Medical have failed to cash in on the were hoping to establish on a per­ mittee meeting, to which they militant victory won by the SIU, manent basis. go with a closed mind, making declared that, "In my judgment, program and do something for the recommendation of the Pres­ and continue to allow their sea­ Instead, hog-tied by their gov­ any sort of settlement impossible. ident will be unacceptable to la­ their membership was clearly men to present themselves to this ernment - subservient leadership, These moves are maneuvers bor." CIO President Philip Mur­ demonstrated this week on the government fink agency before the members of these outfits were to give the operators reason to ray charged that the government Zachary Taylor when the SUP shipping. forced to continue participation say that, since the contracts are had given in with "abject cowar­ deck crew refused to appear before When the Seafarers went after in the potential black-ball sys­ ambiguous, the dispute should go dice" to industry. President R. a War Shipping Administration the time-wasting, money-consum­ tem of being examined by men to arbitration for "clarification" J. Thomas, of the United Auto doctor for pre-shipping examina­ ing WSA Medical Division, sea­ who are practically committed to —an obvious move to change ex­ Workers-CIO, said, "I am won­ tion. In sharp contrast to the men all over the country, regard­ a program of eliminating the old- isting conditions. dering what is happening to de­ SUP sailors' action, members of less of union affiliation, cheered time (and/or more militant) sea­ Thus far, says Brother Hawk, mocracy. The right to strike is the Marine Firemen, Oilers and the move as a fight for re-estab­ men from the maritime industry. they have gotten no place with a democratic principle." The Watertenders and the Marine lishing thejr liberty. If these unions really had a this strategy and, he adds, "they, N. Y. State Federation of Labor, Cooks and Stewards who have Later, when victory was rank and file movement which won't. They won't be able to representing 1,500,000 AFL mem­ contracts with this company (Pa­ achieved (See Log. Nov. 9) and could make itself heard, there is arbitrate themselves out of agree­ bers, blasted the proposal. cific and Atlantic SS Co.) in the SIU contracted ships sailed with no doubt that the SIU action ments already signed." RUSH BILL engine and stewards departments crews examined only by a com­ would have been followed by Whatever the outcome of the While Truman's proposal was respectively, submitted meekly pany doctor as per the agree­ them. However, manipulated as present situation is, SIU officials being denounced by . union lead? to the WSA medics for examina­ ments, these seamen had good they are by their own leader­ say, the trend is unmistakenable: ers and pro-labor Congressmen, tion. reason to expect their own organ­ ship, they can do nothing to It is an all-out attempt to smash \T Rep. Howard Smith. (D., Va.) tried By following the old line of izations to follow the program of change the policy. the trade unions of America.

• ,U • •. Page Two THE SEAEAREHS lOG Friday, December 14,' 1945 SEAI'ARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 i a, % X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------Ptecy-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. 2<7 Congress Acts

The editorial cartoon you see on this page, like all art work in a weekly paper, was ordered a week in advance. At that time. Congress was turning its usual deaf ear to those who thought that the workingmen of this country —who have gone without so much during these war years >vhile the industrialists were working under the "profits as usual" basis—reserved and actually needed legislation to provide the essentials of decent living. And at that time Congress was on a lay-down strike, doing nothing but engaging in its favorite pastime of growling at Labor and contemplating the bills,, which'it will introduce at some near future date, that will give themselves a mere 100/( salary rise. Well, times have changed. Congress is no longer laying-down. Our sterling legislators have leaped to action, and both chambers are in a great dither trying to force through some "labor legislation,-" But this time it is not legislation brought up at the request of the lower income groups, but under the pressure of the industrialists; and it is not legislation calculated to aid the workingmen, but to oppress him. To be sure, the cartoon is still correct; those bills are istill being ignored. But the lay-down is over. The stand-up period and the stomping-of-labor time is beginning. serious effects on children and young persons. In this country, In contrast to the delaying tactics used against the marked progress is being made in Labor-approved bills, Congress is falling all over itself to reconstruction. The Government bring to the floor and swift passage the following bills, taking young people them­ which, if passed, spell the doom of a free, independent selves into consultation in plan­ ning for the future. trade unionism in America. Gfeece: The three occupations 1. The Hobbs Bill, which would cripple the AFL Team- Unless something is done by are too impoverished to care for —Italian, German, and Bulgarian • sters in their efforts to establish conditions for their mem­ those countries which are for­ them. —created tremehdouS havoc. Out bers in large cities. tunate enough to be able to go The Netherlands: The country of 6,500 towns and villages, 1,339 to the aid of them, the conquered has conie a long distance toward have been destroyed, 879 of that 2. The Norton Bill, which would make strikes illegal nations of Europe face a disas­ recovery since the last terrible number being wholly wiped out; when certified to the President by the Secretary of Labor trous winter. According tb the winter. Then the Germans had an'd 1,200,000 people are home­ for consideration by fact-finding boards. U. S. Department of Labor these flooded a considerable part of less. Power stations have been are conditions to be found today the country and practically all destroyed and from 70 to 100 per­ 3. The Amendments to the Smith-Connally Act, which in the liberated countries: civilian transport was at a stand­ cent of railways, ships, and air­ would penalize unions for strikes by depriving them of Poland: It is reported that a still as a result of a strike of rail­ craft are lost. Among the coun­ their collective bargaining privileges for a year and mak­ million people are homeless, half way personnel undertaken at the try's 7,500,000 inhabitants there are 400,000 cases of tuberculosis. ing them liable to damage suits. of them in Warsaw. Some 300,000 request of the Allied High Com­ peasants are facing a bitter win­ mand. Families last winter, it One-third of the population is To be added to these moves, which are backed by the ter living in holes dug in the was reported, lived on a few po­ suffering from malaria. usual "get-Labor" gang, is the fact that President Truman, ground. Some are without shoes, tatoes with now and then a piece Hungary: Prospects for the many are without clothing; food, who had been considered in some naive quarters as not of bread, but mostly on sugar winter are gloomy, especially as of course, is scarce. beets. "The housing shortage is regards heating and food. Seven­ unfriendly to Labor, is apparently heading the anti-union One in every 9 of Poland's 7,- ty-five percent of the country's drive* still acute and the country is still 000,000 children under 14 years very short of food, and of cloth­ livestock has disappeared. old has lost both parents. (In ing, including shoes and other Italy: Many towns, large and We had a say last week about the President's proposal the United States less than one and shall, no doubt, have much more on this topic in the necessaries. Infant niortality is small, are practically ruined; 8,- in 10 of those under 21 years old said to be nearly four times the 500,000 people are homeless. De­ inext few weeks. What we are trying to do now is to find is a full orphan.) Another mil­ normal figure. struction of agricultural land in a lesson in all this—something about Congress being elect­ lion Polish children have only Belgium: One-sixth of the Ihe war and this summer's ed by the votes of the workingmen, an.d now do you see one parent living, and 300,000. are drought have resulted in a great children separated from their working population had been de­ .whar. happens? ported to Germany or in some shortage of wheat. There is said parents who were placed in con­ to be practically no fuel. centration camps or sent to Ger­ cases to occupied France, for But search our mind as we would, we can find no Austria, Czechoslovakia, Jugo- iiioral, except perhaps to reflect on that fascinating char­ many as forced labor. Of the forced labor. Under-feeding, children with their parents, 2,-. forced labor, tuberculosis and ^'avia and Albania; the record acteristic of ihum^h nature—that, if you act as though 000,000 must be clothed and par­ other conditions associated with would be similar to that of th6 aforementioned cOuhtriOs. yop enjoy a beating, someone, sure as hell, will oblige you. tially fed because their parents war and occupation have had

1- Friday. December 14, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three $50fi00 PAY RAISE "CLEARING THE DECK" Chiseling Shipowners Discover ¥• "Clearing The Deck," by Paul HaU, which usually appears in the LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall Men Refuse To Sail Their Ships is touring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New York Agent. Brother Hall is Director of By J. P. SHULER Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high The Port of New York had a of transportation and loading gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary fair week with 31 ships paying troubles etc., since none of their for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that off and 29 signing on. There ships have been leaving port. all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian were several ships still on articles Alcoa officials along with WSA election. that had beefs pending from the authorities appealed to the Union week before, and they paid off yesterday to man their ships and with all beefs settled to the satis­ take this beef to arbitration. It r- faction of the crews. was pointed out to them that the Draft Will Mean Army Caste We have one beef pending in dispatchers were making every / i this port at this time on the SS effort to get the Alcoa ships crew- WASHINGTON — Peacetime them . . . However, to expand John Davis, an Alcoa ship. But ed, but the membership just conscription, especially as pro­ the functions of the military as since this beef came up Alcoa didn't seem interested in sailing Emil Schram, President of the company officials have had for a company that would dispute posed in the May Bill, is un­ proposed by this bill would be New York Stock Exchange, has democratic and not in .keeping extending their control over the plenty of time to give it con­ legitimate overtime. The end of just had his salary raised from sideration, as they are not being this week should find this beef with the American tradition. civilian economy by reason of the $50,000 to an even $100,000 a year. These were the central points fact that the procurement and bothered with having to take care settled to the satisfaction of the made by spokesmen for the AFL, production needs of the military crew. as well as powerful international would continue during peace. We FULL COMPLEMENT unions, before the House Mili­ have heard enough about the in­ Shows That Old SiU Spirit It seems that every time an tary Affairs Committee this week. flexible military mind and the Seafarers usually love a fight, front when the commies tried to MAY ship gets into port that you In some of the most sharply waste of abilities and skill in the" and when it's a union fight in muscle in on the longshoreman's have to follow the same pro­ worded testimony presented by armed forces during the war just the common cause — then, they cedure in getting a complement • labor spokesmen in recent ended, not to want to continue strike. Brother Garret immediate­ in the stewards dept. These ships months, the Congressmen were military dominance over our come arunnin' — as witness the ly hustled train fare from Bal­ only carry 34 men and it gives told off by AFL legislative rep­ civilian pursuits. We have also case of Brother Ralph Garret, timore to New York, so that he the company a good argument resentative Lewis G. Hines. learned considerable from our re­ book number 7159, who is an SIU could join with his union broth­ that 7 men. should be able to per­ Harvey M. Brown, president of turning servicemen about the oldtimer in point of membership, ers in the common struggle to form the routine duties in the the Intl. Assn. of Machinists, and caste system that prevails in and has taken part in many strug­ protect decent unions from the stewards dept. in a period, of 8 Martin H. Miller, natl. legisla­ both the Army and Navy; a sys­ gles during the birth and building various raiding attempts of the hours. But, the companies fail comrats. tive representative of the Broth­ tem that is repugnant to all of of our Union. to take into consideration the fact erhood of Railroad Trainmen the ideals of American fair play After hearing about the recent that these ships give dumbwaiter have also opposed the measure. and equality." trouble on the New York water- service to the officers mess, be­ All spokesmen insisted that sides having as many alleyways peacetime conscription would in­ and bulkheads to take care of as evitably lead to military inter­ does a Liberty. ference in the civilian life of the Peter Blix Gill, Pioneer The ships' minutes are coming nation. Quoting President Tru­ in fast now, which shows that the man's message urging the peace­ membership is interested in the time draft. Brown said, "In our Union Seaman, Passes Away Union affairs and they are mak­ considered opinion this would ing up lost time for the period mean nothing short of military SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 10 — 1886 aboard an Australian bai-k. Today, as it must to all men, In that same year he joined the when there were no meetings be­ .direction of labor, in addition to ing held aboard ships. There are control over the fighting forces, death came to Peter Blix Gill, 82-. old Coast Seamen's Union at Port year-old veteran of the seas and Townsend. a lot of things ironed out in Such a plan is against the ideals these meetings and taken care of of our democratic freedom, and for many years the "stormy petrel" of the waterfront. PLENTY OF OPPOSITION aboard ship that used to be in the light of the splendid rec­ brought ashore. This makes it Gill, who retired in 1939 after In March 1944 when the SUP ord of American labor in the published its sixtieth anniversary easier for a Patrolman who pays past war, we sharply disagree serving for forty-five years as off a ship, and also gets the new Business Agent for the Sailors edition of the West Coast Sailors, that legislation should be enacted Gill wrote an article in which he membership interested in the supporting such a program, which Union of the Pacific in this port, Union's problems and solutions. was second to none in knowledge retraced the history of American would destroy the workers' op­ seamen's unions. SAIL ISTHMIAN portunity to exercise their free­ of the seasmen's life and often He recalled that in those days, There is still a shortage of sea­ dom of occupational choice." related stirring tales of the iron men up and down the coast and The lAM head pointed out that men who sailed the wooden ships as •today, they faced opposition What Ralph likes about the from not only the shipowners especially in this port. There are compulsory peacetime military of yesteryear. Seafarers is the fact that it is an 300 jobs on the board for rated training of young men of Italy, As the man who championed "but also at the hands of the aggressive outfit—not only be­ American Government." men now, and it takes a shanghai Germany and Japan in the past the rights of seamen over many cause he has a militant spirit— artist to get a crew on a ship 20 years "and the defeated state years and who was credited with Included among his many but because he knows that the before she sails. However, the of those nations today, is a liv­ being the "father of overtime for friends and colleagues in those only way you can have a real or­ Isthmian organizers are doing a ing example" of the fallacy of the men who go down to the struggling days, was the man who ganization is to fight for it. fair job of keeping men going to thinking that such a program sea in ships," Gill, took an in­ became famous as the "Abraham As this goes to press, Ralph is the Isthmian offices for jobs. The means military preparedness. terest in their affairs almost to Lincoln of the Sea," Andrew on the beach at Baltimore wait­ membership is also cooperating "We urge," AFL representa­ his dying day. Following his re­ Furuseth. ing for an unorganized vessel to in this Isthmian drive and if this tives Hines told the Congress­ tirement, he continued his visits In the fight to better the wages ship on, as he feels he can best keeps up, it shouldn't be long be­ men, "that a decision on peace­ to the Union hall to "see how the and working conditions of the serve his Union by helping or­ fore the Isthmian ships are sail­ time universal military training boys are doing." seamen, they engaged in many ganize the unorganized. ing under an SIU agreement. should await results of final bitter struggles—"most of them OVERTIME PRINCIPLE treaties and international com- ending in defeats," wrote Gill. As 'mitments and the outcome of ef­ The story is told of how, back a result of these defeats the men forts to insure world peace." in 1889, as a member of the crew decided to work for changes in SIU Sends Condolences To SUP "The adoption of a compulsory aboard the four-masted schooner the Maritime laws. In the early The following telegram was sent to the Sailors Union of the Carrier Dove, Gill advised his military training law in this coun­ 1890s, they organized an Interna­ Pacific by the Atlantic and Gulf District , of the Seafarers Inter­ shipmates that they were entitled try," he said, "may have far- tional Union of Seamen in order national Union offering its condolences upon the death of Brother to overtime pay of $3 each for reaching effects of an undesir­ to take in the U. S. and Canada. Peter Blix Gill, militant trade unionist and one of the founders certain work. When the owners able nature. During the recent A legislative committee composed of the SUP. •r^-' refused to pay the^men, he hired war for the worthy purpose of of Furuseth,"MacArthur, Jortall, a lawyer and took the case to Harry Lundeberg, Sec. Treas. national defense, we saw nearly Olander and Flynn was elected Sailors Union of the Pacific court where they obtained a rul­ our whole civilian economy to push for the legative reforms. ing favoring the seamen. 86 Seneca St. brought under military control Seattle, Wash. The total amount involved was "DON'T MOURN" which made civilian needs and $18, and the elated men gave the It took twenty years of "ham­ The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International welfare subordinate to the mili­ Union joins with the rest of the Seafarers International Union tary instead of coordinate with money to their lawyer as a bonus. mering at the doors of Congress" Thus was established the prin­ before the Wilson-LaFollette Act in mourning the loss of Peter Blix Gill. Brother Gill was one ciple of overtime pay for seamen, was passed. Together with the of the men who, behind the leadership of Andrew Furuseth, We Win Again ! the first case of its kind in the Jones amendment, this Act made helped raise the seaman out of the serfdom into which the profit- United States. the shipowners liable for injuries hungry operators had placed him and fought to keep him. Al­ John Hawk, Secretary Born in Fredrikstad, Norway, sustained by seamen. though retired from active work by reasog of age. Brother Gill still maintained to the last an unflagging interest in the Union Seafarers International Union on October 1, J863, he left school With the passing of Brother of-North America at 15 and became an apprentice in Brother Peter Blix Gill goes an­ which he helped to build. Although Brother Gill has made his final voyage, he is still an inspiration and an active leader to 51 Beaver St., NYC the Norwegian Navy. Later he other of the long line of de­ the seamen who still continue their—and his—struggle. He is Won the election of Florida became a merchant seamen at mocracy's solders. Brother Gill gone, but his work and teachings still remain as an inspiring Power Corp. Tugboats 90 percent pay equalling $2.50 a month. might well approve that great mumorial. |n favor SIU. After sailing to Quebec, Pensa- last statement of another union *> John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer D. L. Parker. Agent cola, Portland and Australia, man: Atlantic 8E Gulf District Gill arrived in Port Gamble in; "Don't mourn for me, organiie.' r •' "'•. >•"• ' '• u[''' • ••"• ' •'' • '••'•• '• '. ' " ".'

Pago Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday.'December 14, 1945 The Koloa Victory Gets Peacetime Patrolmen Passenger Trade—One By One Say— By JACK E. SMITH If you don't find linen when The SS Koloa Victory left New you go aboard your ship, notify York for Baltimore to obtain car­ the Hall at once. A telegram from go and passengers. Much to the Le Havre or Singapore won't do surprise of her crew, passengers you any good. came traipsing in — one, two, 4. 4. three swaggering up the gang­ .QUESTION:—The Baltimore Hall has just It is up to the oldtimers to way; a female and her. two chil­ teach the newcomers the Union dren. Sailing for Rio De Janiero, had several improvements made in order to bet­ way—their rights, their priviliges loaded to the limit in early Octo­ ter service the membership. What do you think . . . and their duties. Cooperation ber, 1945 with a woman and two of these improvements, and what else should be aboard ship is essential, but most children for passengers, was as cases of lack of cooperation stem different as night from day, from done to make a better hall? from a lack of knowledge, and the sailing most of us have been not from malice. A little coop­ used to. If a crew of a merchant eration will go a long way. ship had ever reformed, this was ed, the Royal Committee was WALTER HAAS—Due to im 3^ 4 4" the one. Every sailor's vocabul­ elected, and the ceremony finally provements already made, we Ship delegates must not only ary was minus a dozen words or began. should be able to receive much cooperate with the boarding Pa­ more. NEPTUNE HIMSELF better representation, and the trolman—which they have been The weather was just about the Tops on the list were our three shipping floor can now give bet­ doing—^but must also, since they only thing that sympathized with passengers who quivered and ter service. It was a good idea to know the crew best, help in lin­ us by being as calm as possible. shook as they approached King *, bring the leather easy chairs ing up the trip carders for the We put in to Trinidad for a day Neptune (Micky Moran). He lay- down from the third to the sec­ Patrolmen. for fuel and did a little fishing, as ed down the law, but, being a- ond deck, and it should have been 4^4. there was no shore leave. Days gentle seaman, did not have the done sooner. My idea concerning WARNING: Men within draft went on and the question of what heart to send them through the further changes is that a door­ age who have been overstaying would happen to our old tradition torturous procedure we had so man should be employed to keep their leaves are being reclassified of initiating pollywogs on cross­ cold-heartedly figged. As I said out the geis-hounds and kids hunt­ into lA by the WSA. There are ing the Equator arose with great­ once before, we certainly were a ing papers; the clock should be no Patrolmen in the Army. er concern. When the day arriv- Teformed crew. placed in a more visible spot; and The after part of the boat deck a part time dispatcher should be was a ringside seat where the placed to help on the job. Captain and Mates gazed in^ amazement at how this blood­ FORE 'N AFT thirsty initiation had been revo­ lutionized to suit the eyes and WOODROW LAWTON—I have ears of the opposite sex. been sailing from Baltimore for By BUNKER twelve years, and I think the hall Rio was not far by now and all is belter equipped to handle Among many of the older SIU ly see, is unusual generosity for hands slept on the thought of membership beefs then ever be- men who are now going back to a waterfront haybag. what would be in store for them for. It is now much more use­ sea after making use of their 4 4 4 there. On arrival we were very able and comfortable, and the skills in shipyards during the war Brother Louis Goffin is always much at ease after seeing our boys will stay there while on the Ed Ryan, Tampa Bosun, who full of questions about ships and passengers delivered to the happy beach. In addition to the fluores­ has been sailing blue water off things maritime, so we have a arms of the awaiting husband. cent lights, other changes for the and on for the past thirty years. couple here for him. We think •We lay in Rio for 21 days, and better would be to put a linoleum Since starting to sea in 1916, you might be interested in the a good time was had by all— or tiling on the floor, add an as­ Ed has been on all kinds of ships, answers, too. and how—without a single log. sistant dispatcher to the staff, but the toughest of them all, he Do you know why they paint The Koloa victory sailed once and secure some recreation equip­ says, was the old America where ships grey? more. She hit Santos, Bahia and ment for the boys, such as pool he swung a banjo under hard- Aside from blending well with then Recife (Pernambuco) where tables, ping-pong tables, and boiled Paddy Brennan, famous the horizon and the sky, grey our own ill-fated crew met up more tables for writing and card Fireman of theNorth Atlantic. paint creates the illusion of a with another female passenger, who had her husband, an army playing. Ed picked a hard one for his ship being bigger than she ac­ tually is. Grain ships were once sergent, with her. first trip out after the war, sign­ New York bound once more, ing on as Bosun with a flock of painted grey in the belief that we neared an almost perfect trip newcomers on the little William the color would kep the cargoes ekcept for the thought • of those ' LEONARD LAYTON—It looks Nott, a laker-type job out of the cooler. Grey paint was manda­ . • icy winds and snowstorms we as though the SIU in Baltimore McCloskey yards in Tampa. tory for all Allied ships at the is finally waking up. The hall not outbreak of the war, and many would soon be bucking. The only looks good, but it's giving 4 4 4 shipowners believe the color thought of coming home for the,, better service than it ever did be­ Nick Grosius, an AB who has should be retained in peace time. first peacetime Christmas in a fore. The boys can now see where been shipping out of Gulf ports And that wouldn't offend the hell of a long time made us all the $10 building assessment is go­ since he left Baltic square-rig­ deck gang one bit. Think of the feel pretty cheerful about the ing—and it's going for a good gers "quite a few years aga," is sujee-woojee you'd save! whole thing after all. cause. We must keep the gas- one of Parker's faithful in the hounds out, and move the scuttle­ Tampa Hall, taking almost any butt to a more convenient loca­ of the rustbuckets that the first tion. If a well-designed neon tripper won't touch. Nick pre­ Short Shorted By His Pals sign is placed in the window, out­ fers the rust buckets to the new • Crew members of the SS Josua In his opinion, the Seafarers side of the building or on the ships and has spent six months Leach of the Bull Line paid off should practice this policy of di­ front door, it would really show on the Brandywine, which is sup­ one of their "buddies" with a rect and forceful action at all up the hall so people can know posed to be a tough one to crew how proud of it we are. up, and fourteen months on the flock of Italian dough while in little Pan Orleans, grandpappy of Italy, and the Brother in ques­ the Waterman fleet. Says Nick: tion, Lloyd Short, was forced to "The trouble with the young fel­ leave the shores of sunny Italy LOUIS VAN EVERA — The lows is that they expect a ship to without being able to exchange it. changes already made are very be spotless and all fixed up for Short paid off in Philly, and good, and should have been made their personal comfort. They went to his., home port of Bal­ sooner. The new fluorescent won't even look at a rustbucket." timore to try and change the un­ lights make it possible for the 4 4 4 usable lires into good old U. S. members to see each other now, About a year ago we mentioned currency. But, no dice—there where formerly the hall was en­ Dynamite Nell and other water­ he found out that he must be a tirely too dark, and when the front characters well known to naval officer in uniform in order walls get their new coat of paint sailormen. Some lads on the Cape to exchange his mazuma. Short —you'll hardly recognize the old Faro recently suggested that we is really cussing the boys who place then. I think a permanent add Rio de Janeiro's "Beach­ pulled this quickie on him, and suggestion box should be in­ comber" to the list. The Beach­ thinks the union should do some­ stalled, so that members can pass comber, they say, hasn't had thing to help him recover his on good ideas to the union for much in the way of good looks dough. future improvements, and where for many a year, but she knows Seriously, though Brother delegates who are just in can more than any one else 'n Rio. Short, who ships from Baltimore place their beefs, "fhen, when She's a panhandler supreme, but all the time, has seen the SIU Isthmian goes SIU, we can show she puts the bum on one sailor growing by leaps and bounds in times. "That's the only way," our new brothers the best hall and gives the touch away to an­ that port, and develop a policy says Short, "that we continue ^o on any coast. other which, as any one can plain­ of hard hitting aggressiveness. progress as we have in the past." saa

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URGES MEN TO ed away through the efforts of if they said we were right^ we'd lawful for any union to use its Martin, Doui? GofEin ^d ^9!^ still have to job action the out­ only real weapon, the strike COLLECT MONEY Volpian. (Asst.-Sec.-Treas. Gof- fits because they wouldn't be weapon. The bill doesn't state DUE PROMPTLY fin uud N-Y. Engine Patrolman bound by the committee's find­ so openly but it has the same Volpiun)- ings. The Editor, effect. Martin has.my vote as dele­ Montgomery-Ward is still It prevents the actual strike Many members of the Union gate in advance for the next trip blocking War Labor Board de­ for approximately 30 days dur­ entirely on the Steward, but he don't realize the Rouble they we make as shipmates. cisions. The workers there had ing which a Truman appointed is generally responsible for the are causing the organization: by Patrick John McCann "fact" finding committee "lays lack of efficiency on the part of not looking over the Money Due the case before the public." La­ his department. It may be true notices and not claiming their HIS POP'S A bor doesn't participate in the that there are several misfits in dough after the Union has won committee and has no voice in the dept. but the Steward has it for them. UNION MAN its deliberation. It can only made no attempt to offset their Lots of guys would be as hap­ FROM "WAY BACK" sit back helplessly and take it ineptitude by making more bal­ py as I was during this year on the chin. anced menus. when I discovered that I had The Editor, This bill should be fought We believe that a perfect $425 in overtime and transpor­ Because I miss quite a few tooth and nail. The SIU should sample of his disregard for the tation coming to me because of copies of the Log while on trips join with aU of Labor in the crew's welfare is illustrated by SIU winning beefs in Smith and I would like you to mail a copy most rigorous protests against the Thanksgiving dinner we Johnson, Mississippi and Water­ to my home. Truman's slave labor attempts. had. It was served minus, a man lines. My father is a union man This bill is only one of many tablecloth, minus celery, fruit, The other day one of the boys from way back and also enjoys that are now being pushed be­ pickles, salads, nuts or cran­ I know asked for a loan of a reading about the activities of fore Congress and if Labor berry sauce. This, in spite of the Seafarers. buckr I was willing to lend it to job action to back up the doesn't fight back with all its the fact that the ship received James McClain to him but suggested first that WLB. Even then they lost the stores two days previously. beef because the government Everytime he's called to ac­ COMMEND SHIP moved the army into the outfit count he shifts the blame to his DELEGATE ON and the workers didn't get any­ department members or the thing. WSA. His favorite answer is PARKERSBURG We workers have only one "That's all they gimmee." The The Log: way of fighting these anti-labor saving soul served us purple As a member of the SIU I bosses. That's the right to turkey on Labor Day which had want to inform the membership strike and nobody ever heard been put aboard on the previous that we have a ship's delegate of a general giving his enemies trip in May or June. who is doing a grand job aboard thirty days notice before he Another thing is that he came the Parkersburg Victory. started "job action." aboard as a cook last year and His name is Bill Thompson We musn't fall for these softly wiggled himself up to the Stew­ ard position. and he's done a lot for the crew. worded anti-labor measures. A. Marco N. W. Regan (Dk Del) Just tonight (Nov. 29) I over­ power, other bills will be passed we check the Money Due lists. heard the Chief Engineer say, that are even more vicious. To his surprise he found $100 "What am I going to do?" after HOSPITALIZED FINE HAND OF a little session he had had with The executive committee of of his own money collectable at BROTHERS AT big business that rules the coun­ STALIN SEEN one of the operator's offices. Bill. The Chief had never been on an organized ship before and FORT STANTON try in fact, should be shown in With notices printed in the BEHIND CURRAN now knows about Union rights. no uncertain manner that Labor Log and carried on several bul­ Dear Brothers, The Editor, Things have been pretty swell intends to resist any and all at­ letin boards around the hall Here is a list of the SIU broth­ and will continue to be with tempts to take away its only It is obvious that the NI.IU there's no reason for money to ers who are at the U. S. Marine brothers like Thompson to steer real weapon and its democratic cry to have our troops returned be left lying at company offices. Hospital here at Fort Stanton, us. right—the right to strike. home as soon as possible is more New Mexico. Another thing, it makes the We have 10 book members B. Goodman than a grab for publicity. Any­ N. Gamanin (Bk No. 8), H. official who settled the beef aboard and have weeded out the one who knows the workings Tottle (Bk No. 86812), Archhi- look a little foolish when, after phonies. The members of the of that outfit will see the "fine" bald McGoigan (Bk No. 22934), TIP THEIR HATS a tough battle for the dough, crew would like this published hand of Joe Stalin giving orders E. T. Hardeman (Bk No. 23852), TO SKIPPER OF the members don't act as though in the Log. dii'ect to his commissar "no-cof- they need it. T. J. Luoma and myself John R. Sartor (Bk WINFIELD SCOTT fee-time" Joe Curran. So fellers, before you ask for No. 36084). Seafarers Log: The idea being to get Ameri­ V the loan of a buck just check I have shown this letter to can soldiers out of the countries the lists and maybe you can lend TRUMAN PLAN IS Brothers Gemanin and McGoi­ The crew of the Winfield Scott over there so that the commun­ someone some money yourself. ANTI-LABOR gan who ask me to have any tip their hats to one of the ists can have a" free hand in George M. Thayer LEGISLATION benefits sent to me and for me to greatest skippers sailing. turning the entire continent in­ pass it out to the brothers here. On our last trip in the Medi- to a commie stronghold. If you send it to me, please teranean, Captain Purnell show­ WANTS PARENTS Dear Brothers, To this end, Curran and com­ At the New York meeting the make out a paper with each ed plenty of guts by dodging TO KNOW GREAT brothers amount on so that he mines that broke loose due to a pany are using the rank and other night, the Seafarers went file members of the NMU as WORK OF SIU on record against the President's can sign it when I give him the stei-m and again when one of money. our engines broke down during pawns in Stalin's international idea that we should have anti- game. Seafarers Log, McGoigan tells me that he a storm when we were danger­ strike laws, and fact finding If the NMU rank and file I'm a member of the SIU and committees. gets the Log okay. ously close to the beach where I would appreciate an additional We are all able to eat so far reefs were piled high. would stop and realize that Cur­ copy of the Log mailed to my I don't think the motion and get around some but I guess On the return trip we again ran and his gang are stopping passed by the mepibership went parents in Virginia. we'll be here for some time yet. encountered a storm but the them from acting as good Am­ far enough in condemning this The Log will aquaint them The doctor told me that I should Skipper brought the ship, the ericans in the interest of Am- idea of putting working people with the things the SIU is doing stay a year but I'm trying to ci'ew and the troops aboard, ei'ica, they would soon put a in shackles by passing laws for the seamen and just what get well fast so that I can go back safely and well within stop to their carrying out the which are undemocratic and the benefits are in belonging to back to sea in the next six schedule. work of the communist party of sound like they come out of a great Union such as ours. months.. Take a tip from us fellers. It's Moscow. Naziland instead of America. Thanks, in advance. In the meantime all of us not the ship that counts, it's the This is not the first time they Leroy McDowell If they get such a law passed here would like to hear from man who runs it. have grabbed a popular slogan it will mean that the smallest the brothers as often as possible. Bart Misuraco in order to confuse the think­ beef would never be settled be­ ROBIN LOCKSLEY John R. Sartor ing of the NMU rank and file cause the company wouldn't STEWARD BLAMED as well as^the American people. DELEGATE DID fear any kind of job action. FLAYS TRUMAN All of us want the boys home "GOOD UNION JOB^ They'd have thirty days or more FOR BAD FEEDING and the sooner the better but to stall and by that time the SLAVE LABOR ON JULIUS OLSEN that's no reason for us to play Seafarers Log: men would be shipped put be­ PROPOSALS right into the communists' Merle G. "Pepper" Martin cause of the struggle to earn a Dear Editor, hands. the stewards department dele­ living. The Log, We feel it should be brought Completely discredited as the gate on the SS Robin Locksley It would only be a really ma­ This new attempt to put a to the attention of the member­ communists are, we can expect did a good Union job for the jor beef that affected the en­ straight jacket on labor, known ship that conditions aboard the lots of militant words from them men in his department. tire maritime industry that as the Truman Labor Bill, is an SS Julius Olsen are far from as they try to capture American F When we hit New York we would be worth fighting. By open declaration of war against satisfactory because of steward workers who are inexperienced had a number of beefs in the the time the fact-finding com­ the working people. department difficulties. in the ways of the comrats. dept. which were quickly squar­ mittee got through with us, even This bill would make it un­ Full blame cannot be placed Pat Ryan Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 14, 1945 SHIPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS

SS Alcoa Pointer Crew ON SMITH VICTORY NAZI DEATH CAR Shows Real Union Spirit NOVEMBER 10. — The mem­ strike the reference to James IT"® bership aboard the SS Alcoa Mitchell's absence from the Nov. lliwiiiii Pointer met today under the 10 meeting from the record. It iiiiiiiiP®' pro-tern chairmanship of Mar­ was explained that he had been vin A. Hauf (Ut-Mess) who was ill at the time. The motion car­ later nominated as permanent ried and the minutes were chairman and elected by accla­ adopted after the amendment mation. Nominations for re­ was made. cording-secretary were opened Department delegates report­ and Oiler W. W. Bain was un­ ed entire deck and stewards de­ animously chosen for the post. partments present. Edward Go­ Reported absent from the ing and John Orman of the meeting were Edward H. Going black gang were on watch and (Oiler) and John A. W. Orman so recorded. (FWT), both on watch and A motion was adopted de­ James C. Mitchell (AB) who, claring that Messman Charles the deck delegate reported, was Barrett not be allowed to ship unwilling to attend. The stew­ again in the stewards depart­ ards department was fully rep­ ment but that he ship in deck Alfzed J. Rascik, AB. just com­ resented. or engine departments if he gets pleted a trip on the SS Smith Under New Business the the proper endorsemnts. Victory—New York to Le Havre meeting then took up beefs con­ Under new business the meet­ and return to Boston. 1,500 Gls cerning towels, messhalls and ing adopted motions on life sav­ plus two stowaways, about whom Aboard Ihe Winfield Scott (Bull Liberty) Bosun Antonio Gon­ outgoing mail. Also decided at ing equipment, third cook, and the Log carried two stories, were zalez perches on whiit is belieyed to be the first gas chamber rail­ the New Business session was claims against the shipowner aboard. He's now waiting to road car brought to this country for examination. As far as we the question of playing ping- for injuries sustained by two ship out. know this is the first picture of the Nazi death machine to appear pong in the messhalls. A mo­ deck crew members due to the tion was passed demanding in any jpaper. Weighing 92 ions, the railroad car was brought to company negligence. ber (engine) . and Gus Kline either fresh fruit or fruit juices A motion of protest against (stewards). New York from Naples. be served each morning for the chief mate for charging The engine department dele­ breakfast. Wiper James P. Feeley eight gate then read excerpts from his At this point the chairman re­ dollars and fifty cents because report to the boarding Pati-ol- ceived word that Oiler Going . life preserver strap had been man reli.tive to the general con­ BLUE ISLAND VICTORY MEN and FWT Orman would like to broken. ditions aboard ship and the be relieved in order to attend A general discussion of the .meeting adjourned following the balance of the meeting. A mess followed under Good and one minutes silence in memory HOLD TWO SHIPS MEETINGS vote of thanks was extended by Welfare. Iced drinks and chang­ of departed brothers. the meeting to Oiler Grim and AT SEA, Nov. 18 —With 17 Second Meeting ing of menus demands were FWT Barber who volunteered as taken up with the Steward who book members present, Chair­ AT SEA, Dec. 2 — Brother reliefs. man Williams called the meet­ appeared for the purpose of Williams was again elected as Under Good and Welfare the hearing the beef. He explained Demand Fresh ing to order aboard the Blue Isl­ chairman and Brother Thibeau membership adopted a motion and Victory. Brother Rosato that his department was short- Fruit Abeard was acting rec.-secretary. calling , upon OS Charles Robert handed but was striving to have was elected rec-secretary. The deck delegates reported Shatzer to apply for a proba­ the mess as good as possible. SS W. D. Ferris Brother Chenevert brought that the ash trays had been tionary book or be placed on the Asked about poor cooking of up the question of passageways made and were in use. He also "no shipping" list. Another mo­ potatoes, the second cook stated OCT. 28 — Blaming any fail­ and insufficient ash trays in the said that he had 8 fuU books in tion concerning charges made by that he just doesn't have time ure to provide fresh fruits and messhalls. This beef was set­ his dept., all in good standing. Shatzer against Pete DeCatte, to do the baking and the cook­ vegetables aboard the SS Wood- tled immediately after the mem­ The black gang delegate report­ the SUP Agent in Baltimore^ ing of vegetables efficiently and bridge N. Ferris when she ar- ber who was assigned to clean ed 7 full books all in good stand­ called upon the OS to sign a that on baking days the vege­ , rived in Australia upon the passageways , explained that he ing and that the galley fuel tank statement substantiating his tables suffer and visa versa. He WSA, the Steward told the had been too ill but was doing pump had been repaired by the aUegations. assured the crew that he was meeting of SlU men on Oct. 28 his best and the Chief Electri­ 1st As^'t Engineer. A Motion was adopted in­ even working 12 to 15 hours that all he could do "is give his cian agreed to turn out some The stewards department structing Wiper Gilbert P. some days in order that the crew requisition for food and they ash trays on a lathe. delegate said he had 7 full Hampton and Utility Messman is decently fed. No further dis­ send whatever they think is Questioned about late meals, books, the rest of the men be­ Darrel J. Sundquist to contact cussion of the subject followed necessary." After some discus­ the Chef and Chief Steward ing trip cards and probationary Union officials upon arrival in his remarks. sion it was decided that after said this was caused by the books. The delegates' reports port and get their union affilia­ At this point the chair called provisions were sent aboard the galley fuel tank running empty. were accepted. tion status clarifed. The issue for volunteers to relieve Oiler Steward was to notify the dele­ involved SlU or SUP member­ gates if his requisition was not Engine Delegate Rosato under­ Under New Business the Going and FWT Orman so that ship. filled and the delegates would took to get the matter straight­ Steward then declared that they might attend the rest of the ened cut with the 1st Engineer. The question of AB James meeting. Clarence Grim and "find out why." ' "stealing was being done" and Mitchell's absence from the Chairman of the meeting was The Steward agreed to provide implied that this might be the FWT Beri Howard volunteered more glasses and cups. meeting was then taken up and and received a vote of thanks. P. Truehart and the rec.-secre­ result of "Gls floating around tary, H. Stirzel. Delegates were: Trip card men in the Stew­ a motion was carried that he be The disclosure that some quarters." James H. Selway (deck), Ernest ards department who failed to reported to shoreside officials members were going top-side A motion to stop this was Chlssen (engine) and Seldon perform their assigned duties for further action. to beef and that Wipers were amended by Brother Dimitria- The meeting adjourned after taking orders from personnel Clark (stewards). were warned to either "work or dis to "a search be made to find Chief Cook Lovett proposed be made candidates for the adopting a motion that no mem­ other than the 1st assistant en­ a stolen watch." ber accept the payoff until all that the crew should vote on NMU." gineer brought instructions from The Steward then reported .beefs are squared away and the the chair that Wipers take or­ action if the provision requisi­ The Chef asked for coopera­ that he had five men turned to question of transportation ders only from the 1st assistant tion was not filled and with one tion on keeping the messrooms to clean the laundry but that it money straightened out by the and warned all members, in­ exception the crew agreed that clean. He said there was an was filthy again. A motion ma­ Patrolmen. cluding delegates against going they would refuse to sail the awful mess when the Messmen king the three department dele­ top-side on their own initiative. ship if the delegates reported come on duty. He promised co­ STRICKEN FROM RECORD gates responsible for the laun­ NOVEMBER 17. — Chairman His position was supported. back unfavorably. operation in varying the menus. dry cleanliness was carried. Hauf called the meeting to or­ On a motion from the floor, The exception was Brother Other motions dealt with, Other motions at this meeting der at 2.00 p. m. and opened the the chair appoint a committee Olson who stated that he , laundry being too small, deck included pipe repairs, poor floor for nominations. He was for the purpose of listing neces­ thought the action too drastic .dept. head repairs, steam lines quality of eggs, cheap meats, again elected by acclamation sary repairs. Ihe list to be in inasmuch as the ship would be in deck bathrooms, heater in soap, preparation of a repairs after William Barber was triplicate with one copy going in a foreign port. stewards focst'le and deck main­ lijft, .slop chest prices and mess- nominated and declined. Bain to the Patrolman, one to the Brother S. Scott asked the tenance being given their ov/n room cleanliness. was re-elected to the recording- master and one to any member • chair to ascertain whether the focst'le. The meeting also adopted a secretary post aqd the minutes of the crew who elected to re­ Purser was going to get some The meeting adjourned at motion to refuse the payoff until of the previous meeting were main aboard for the next trip. clothes in the slop chest. He was 3:00 p.m. after a one hour ses­ all beefs are settled. The meet­ read. Committee consists of James told "no" but that they could be sion. ing then adjourned. A motion was introduced to Mitchell (deck), William Bar- purchased in Australia. ) • ,U

Friday, Dsceniber 14. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM TUFTS SAILOR Joliet Crew Keeps Smiling VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS Despite Their Cap'n Bligh SS John Milledge ed by the meeting was the ques­ October 26—Meeting called to tion of secui'ity watches in Le- In spite of the Cap'n Bligh tactics of Skipper Evans, the crew ord^r with Melvin Hall in the. Havre, overtime for "All Saints of the SS Louis Joliet (Robin Liberty) were highly commended by chair and H. H. Krenz as rec.- Day," painting focs'les and 18 GIs who were passengers on their return from the Phillippines. sec. First order of business, the messrooms, checking of food stores and installation of new At least five members of the crew were in need of medical at­ election of department dele­ tention by the time the ship hit Colon, Panama but they gates. J. Mendel, H. Krenz and lockers in the focs'les. were denied treatmentueaiment forlor six days. M. Sterne were elected for deck The meeting adjourned after engine and stewards depart­ adopting a motion not to payoff They had about 2000 hours of these men who sail the seven ments respectively. until all beefs were prgperly disputed overtime in the deck seas. It was moved, seconded and settled and that the Purser is­ and engine department alone. "Our conversations, actions sue vouchers before that time. and war experiences changed carried that a recommendation Cigarettes sold for 60 cents as to invite the skipper and chief S. the routine of the crew. Like­ far as Panama ,and then the engineer to attend the meeting Seatrain New Orleans wise we listened intently to life price went up to 88 cents. aboard a merchant ship. Our be held in abeyance until larger AT SEA, Nov. 4—^The meet­ quarters could be found for ship ing, chaired by W. E. Boyd who This ship was so cheap that pleasant evening hours with them over a cup of steaming meetings. Another motion ex­ was elected by acclaim, took up they had the place looking like cused two first trippers from at­ coffee will long live in our the matter of the crew's demand a safe deposit vault with locks memories. tending the meeting on account for time off until noon the fol­ of seasickness. lowing day if the ship landed in Heme Sarra, AB, sailed on everything. Rags were ra­ "This has been a long, long The crew adopted a motion port after 11 a.m. The motion aboard Ihe SS Tuffs Viclory tioned out two at a time. voyage for a little group of ser­ instructing all hands that crew's was made by Brother Kutsche. which jusl completed a round In spite of the poor conditions vice men who have dreamed of messhalls, showers, etc., are for who pointed out that this prac- New York fo Le Havre, resulting from Skipper Evans' home and loved ones, but now it's almost at an end. the crew's use and no other per­ tice had been followed in the and returned with a load of actions the crew apparently sons use them except at the ex­ past aboard this ship. 2,000 GIs, Trip's highlight was turned smiling faces towards "It's been a v/onderful trip, thanks to the crew. press invitation of the crew The crew then went on record the birth of nine pups to a GI the Pacific veterans as is testi­ members. opposing sailing the ship on ar­ dog aboard ship. fied to in the following state­ "Why? Because the smiling Opinion was divided as to rival at New Orleans unless this ment: faces of the crew kept us smil­ ing and cheerful too. It's a fine whether painting messhalls and was agreed to in writing. It also formerly used by the gun crew "When we came aboai-d the showers was deck gang work or instructed Brother Spires to crew. Our very best to each of and used by the stewards dept. SS Louis Juliet on the afternoon its members." stewards. It was pointed out wire Eddie Higdon the New Or­ on the last trip. The matter was of October 13^ we were met by that this work presented, in leans Agent so that Union rep­ The statement carries the sig­ settled with the black gang get­ the smiling faces of most of the natures of 18 GIs. most cases, an opportunity for resentation was available upon ting the use of the head. crew. Not until several days la­ Deck delegate was J. Kirby overtime for stewards dept. arrival there. A wait of ten days at Antwerp ter did any of us realize what members which some held they (Recording-Secretary Adolph and Engine delegate, Monroe for cigarettes and the fact that our coming aboard meant to Lessans. were entitled to. The opposition Capofe notes that "As a result no ice cream was served during brought out that many of the of this action the New Orleans the entire trip was ordered re­ stewards dept. men are inexperi­ Agent met the ship at Belle ported to the boarding Patrol­ GOOD TRIP — GOOD CREW enced in this work but all hands Chase at 11 a.m. and won the men together with a list of were unanimous in referring the crew's demands." They got the needed repairs and improve­ question to shoreside officials time off plus a new electric ice­ ments aboard the vessel. mammmMmrnm for a decision which would box and promise of a repair job Deck delegate was Frank Hos­ avoid recurrence of this issue when the ship hit drydock at kins, William Wildridge for the aboard ships. the end of the month.) black gang and Norman De- 111 Another discussion concerned 4. 4. 4, Laurie for the stewards. the location of the crew's radio. Seatrain New Orleans 4 4 4 Excessive and loud playing of (Second Meeting) SS John Stevens the radio, it was said, interfer- Boyd and Capote were again AT SEA, Oct. 21 — Meeting red with the Firemen's rest in­ elected chairman and rec.-sec., asmuch as the speaker which is opened with Warren Wyman in respectively and the delegates the chair and Frank Hoskins as in the crew's mess is close to the proceeded to make their reports. Firemen's focs'le. A motion was rec.-sec., both of whom were Deck delegate Hanson stated adopted to have it relocated and- re-elected. Minutes of previous that the chief mate had cleaned that all card playing take place meeting were accepted and un­ If out the rose box and that this der "New Business" the crew !i in the mess located furthest was overtime for Brothers Hart •u away from the Firemen's focs'le. adopted a motion for the deck and Britten who were on watch and engine departments to use It was moved, seconded and at the time. carried that all hands take their heads and showers on the star­ Brother Muzio, the engine board side of the ship. beefs to their respective depart­ delegate, reported his depart­ A motion was adopted to ment delegates and the latter be ment o.k. with no beefs. authorize ' to call ship meetings have the Purser cease the sale . Capote reported no beefs for f whenever they judge them to be of cigarettes to the army on the the stewards dept. and that the way home because of rationing of benefit to the crew. The dele­ ship was short of a messman. I gates were instructed to con­ to the crew. Another motion A motion was adopted de­ called upon the Steward to ex­ tact army officers and request manding overtime for all hands use of No. 3 hold for further plain the shortage of plates, cups "A good Irip and a good crew" say ABs Bob High and Norman for late sailings. It was pointed and glasses in the messroom. Provan of the SS Oils E. Hall which paid off in Charleston. ship meetings. out that the company was aware t X Meeting adjourned at 3:30 that the ship couldn't sail on after a 1^2 hour session. SS John Milledge time because of a bad boiler. 4 4 4 November 12—Meeting call­ A list of suggested agi'eement ALL BEEFS SETTLED BEFORE ed to order at 1.30 p.m. with M. changes was read by Brother SS Reinhold Richter Hall in the chair and J. Werner Kufsche and the crew approved AT SEA, Nov. 4—Members of as rec.-sec. The purpose of the them being turned over to the SIU aboard the SS Reinhold SAILING ON FRANCIS SMITH meeting was announced as "ship shoreside officials for consider­ Richter today voted that any Because "the New Orleans cepted. No beefs and every­ sanitation and welfare." Broth­ ation in future negotiations. crew member who relieves the Patrolman gave us very good thing in good shape. The crew ers McKenzie and Nelson were In a special message from the watch late shall be fined one cooperation" in getting every­ then discussed the question of made "Master at Arms." crew, submitted by the rec.-sec., dollar which will be turned over thing squared away before they cigarettes which, reported the The deck delegate declared the men stated that changes are as a Log donation. sailed, the meeting aboard the chairman, had been taken up that no beefs existed in his de­ needed in shipboard working Other motions adopted by the Francis M. Smith on Dec. 2 was in New Orleans with the Cap­ partment except overtime dis­ rules inasmuch as seamen now crew penalized members who short and to the point. tain who had guaranteed 2 car­ putes. He stated that this will work far more hours than work­ fail to put their cups and dishes Several of the old timers took tons a week for the voyage. be left to the boarding Patrol­ ers in other industries and "now away after eating and to give the floor to give a talk on Union man at the payoff. is the time for each member to the Steward a vote of thanks for activities especially for the new­ Main also reported that the Engine delegate reported he start action leading towards a his cooperation during the .trip. er men and the cTew went on Skipper had agreed to change expected a clean payoff with no 40 hour week for seamen." The latter motion was opposed record extending best wisiie.; for the quarters as soon as the pas­ beefs but complained about the 4. 4. 4 by one member. the holiday season to "all the sengers had disembarked at messroom untidiness. SS John Stevens Members of the crew wanted brothers on the beach and at Trinidad. The delegate for the stewards AT SEA, Oct. 14 — Meeting to know if comoensation would sea." Blackie Gardner made a mo­ told the meeting that his depart­ aboard the SS John Stevens be paid because of the lack of Chairman Mack Main opened tion that the crew give a vote ment was in good shape except with Warren Wyman elected bedspreads but it was proposed the meeting with a talk on co­ of thanks to New York Agent for green and inexperienced first chairman and Frank Hoskins that this be left to the Boarding operation between the thiee de­ Paul Hall for the "hard work trippers. elected rec.-sec., both by ac­ Patrolman for settlement. partments and stressed the need he is doing in the Isthmian or­ An open discussion was then clamation. Delegates aboard the Richter for keeping the ship and quar­ ganizing drive." The motion car­ held for the crew in general and Under "New Business" the are John Rothery (E n gi n e ), ters clean both during the trip ried unanimously, the new men in particular. membership discussed the ques­ Charles Wobeser (Deck) and and for the payoff. Neal Smith was the record­ Among other matters discuss­ tion of who was to use the head Curtis J. Band (Stewards). Delegates reports were ac­ ing-secretary. Page Eight THE SE4tl4E^R& laG Friday. Dj^qemb^r 14« 1945 Mobile, Too, Wants A New Hall By JAMES L. TUCKER MOBILE — Shipping has slow­ have read the old ad^e that two i] ed down, but we expect it to pick can live as cheaply as one, for up this coming week with four several have just tied the knot, ships due in for the Alcoa Com­ one of them being James (Ham- pany and two for Waterman. We bone) Watler. The Andrew Jack­ particularly need ABs at the pres­ son bunch hit town and only ent time and Cooks. We will lasted a few days, most of them have three more C-2s out here— having already shipped. the Median Creek on or about Jughead Chandler has deserted Dec. 21st; the Fairport around the Pan-Orleans and is making SIU Takes Over WSA-Literally Jan. 10th, and the J^hn B. Water­ a trip across. Brother (Von By LEON JOHNSON man around the 1st of Feb. Steigle) Horn is back after mak­ NO NEWS?? Voting has been fair here with ing a nine day trip on our train­ BUonea this WMk from lha NORFOLK — Brothers, if you the doors are open and you are about four times as many voting ing ship, the Pan-Orle«uis. Quite want to. see a nice hall, of which always welcome. this year as did last year. It a lot of the oldtimers are sitting Hxaocfa Agents of tb» follow- shows an increasing interest is around waiting for a standby job the membership is proud, just With business like it is you being taken in the Union by to last over the Holidays. We breeze down to Norfolk, the Port won't only get a chance to view some of the younger Union mem­ understand that Brother Bob R|R1J^>ELPHIA our fair city but, also to get a that always needs a seaman. For bers. Matthews is expected in town for TAMPA job. This Wednesday, December The Hall was broken into last a few days, we hope he doesn't GALVESTON a long time the membership has 5th, we planned our first meeting week, and so far all that we find JACKSONVIU'E been in need of a larger build­ missing is the radio, which was have to stand up aU the way from in the new building, but due to still in working condition even if Frisco. ing; and now that they have it. the fact that this is an extremely it was six years old. We are still busy port, and SIU men can't looking for a new Hall, and we linger long, we had to get along hope that we do not have to look without our hall warming affair. as long as the Port of Norfolk Ships In Transit Should Settle Beefs At Payoff did. They had to look for two By JOHN MOGAN pecially in the matter of food work until the Army comes This building was bought out years, and if we have to look shipments for Europe. It 4;akes aboard on the other side. from under the War Shipping that long the one we are in will BOSTON — This is the first op­ considerable time to take care of portunity I've had for some time PAID GUESTS Administration, showing you that fall down before that time. (Edi­ things up there; yet we've got Reading the riot act doesn't the SIU is on the ball. We now tor's note: But take a gander to get around to writing a few to have representation there for seem to have much weight, for have a building in which SIU at the Norfolk story.) paragraphs for the Log. It has our ships, particularly since there been exceptionally busy up this when the ship pays off the over­ members can be proud to meet is an NMU hall operating in Port­ time can be terrifically high for SHORT RUN way—all kinds of ships in port, land. The situation in Providence in, and to acknowledge as their Quite a few of the Tankers are including three troopships at one a department carrying the regu­ may prove to be similar in the lar complement cl Messmen. Most Norfolk Branch. beginning to run coastwise out of time, paying off and signing on. very near future, as the commies here, so any one wanting a short Crew replacements have been of the time the Steward says they THE SIU WAY have a spot there ^so. didn't even earn their regular a-un come on down, as the weather hard to find, but it is gratifying As in the past, we will see to iis just starting to turn cool. For to say that no SIU vessel was BAKED BEEFS wages, much less the overtime. it, personally, that any beef or the past week we did not have a delayed. All beefs in this port have been Well, one cheerful thought is that • ship to payoff, but had eight to However, a payoff is getting to squared away in the usual Boston the troops will all be home some­ differences can be settled in the day, soon. sign on with plenty of beefs about be a soft touch. It is these in style. A Port Committee meet­ good old SIU way. If a Brother signing on. All of these ships transit and loading ships that ing here with Eastern SS officials We've still got a major gripe up who has ever been in the port of here, in which every member signed on with no WSA Rider cause the real headaches The finally resulted in an agreement regarding the ever-recurring lin­ that comes into the Boston hall Norfolk remembers 25 Commer­ No. 64. They signed on to payoff crews on these have all kinds cial Place, it will be with a feel­ in the Gulf area, and we hope of beefs, necessitating more run­ en beef that should settle it for concurs—the same old one about the Hall. It's getting worse all in the future to be having them ning around than do the average all time. Eastern has agreed ing of indignation at the old the time, with not even enough to sign on to payoff in the Port overtime disputes, etc. Then, to pay $2.00 per week linen crummy place. The new SIU room for desk space for the Pa­ in which they sign on. too, the stuff in transit, due to money. Members of the SS Galen Hall here is reaUy something. It trolmen and Dispatcher. In order payoff in some other port, stops Stone, who started this thing is located in the heart of Norfolk. • We are having a good many rolling, can collect their money to get into the office, someone ships in transit from the Pacific here to discharge cargo, and we It offers plenty of room for the have the delegates up trying to by writing Eastern. . has got to run interference for membership to conduct its meet­ you; and there is nothing that settle their beefs here. But there is one sort of beef ings, instead of rentl T an extra that we have plenty of trouble can be done to remedy the crowd­ building as in the past. It has TWICE OVER with: namely, the type of Mess- ing, because there is no way to ample space for a recreation This, of course, is wrong, be- men we are getting for the stew­ change the present set-up. So room, which we hope to have cuse in some other port the Pa­ ard department of the troopships. here's hoping the returns on the ready soon as plans, now under trolman will have to go over the These kids don't seem to know referendum will give us the go- way, are completed where the same ground. Moreover, it will they are supposed to do 8 hours' ah'^ad sign. membership can lounge around be his decision that will decide work like anyone else. Some of Still plenty of jobs in this port and take it easy. the issue, not ours. And there is them will tell the Steward that for any of those boys who want always the possibility that some they've signed on as Army Util­ to duck out on the girl friend "OUR HALL" dispute will arise in which the ity, and that they don't have to for Christmas. The membership in Norfolk is boarding Patrolman will be told very cooperative. They ship for by some guy short on brains a living. They are proud to drive and memory that "the guy up in past 127 Bank Street and say to 'Coast with every one wanting to Boston said such-and-such." Urges Study Of Shipping Rules their families, "This is our new pile off—^when the ships leave the building. It belongs to us." coast they expect to go in the We don't want this sort of By BOB HIGH thing to happen; consequently, In a few days, the painters will iboneyard, and some of them are BALTIMORE—Shipping in the waste in answering questions coming in with just enough food we try to explain to the man have a sign ready to hang in Oriole City continues to be the which are very clearly answered for one more meal and a skimpy that their disputes rightfully front of the building. You won't should be handled by the patrol­ best in its history and, from all in the . shipping rules, we could one at that. indications, it will continue this crew thousands of ships. So, what Some of our members must men in the payoff port. IF IT HMS way. The need for qualified men do you say? The next time you're REMOTE PICKETING is acute, and -we can ship any on the beach, get yourselves I'P BUST/ The Patrolmen Say- The NMU pulled its phony 24- qualified man on damn near any copies of the shipping rules, and hour work stoppage in Boston. type of job he wants. look them over—and then you Carry your gear with you when The whole thing had about as Because of this shortage we are can aU be as smart as any piecard. •you report to your ship. You much effect on waterfront acti­ suffering from, we have been The Baltimore Hall has just might want to change your shirt vities up here as the cat usually forced to call the Port of New had some changes made in its ,when you met those senoritas or has on the marble floor. Tlie York frequently during the past layout, which the members should those mademoiselles. longshoremen worked every ship week, and tapping them for men. find to their best interests. in the port, and business was We have an idea that New York Thanks to those members on the Each member should con­ carried on as usual in all depart­ is having its own troubles (How beach, who put in a lot of hard sider himself a one-man organiz­ ments. In fact, I don't know about it, Paul Gonsorchik and work on it, we have completely ing squad. Always carry some where the pickets did their pick­ Red Truesdale?), and we hope changed the shipping set-up here. of the Union organizing material eting, but 1 understand they de­ that in the future we will be able You'll find it har(i to recognize with you, and give to the unor­ serted the waterfront and repair­ to handle our own local jobs. v/hen you see it the next time. be able to miss it even if you ganized seamen you meet. Re­ ed to the Boston Common to It would be a good thing—to Monkey wrench corner here is wanted to. Come down and make member: Isthmian, too, must be listen to the commie harangues change the subject gracefully— still the same—no changes made yourself known. Baltimore, just SIU. from Parkman Bandstand. It if the membership, in its spare there except in money, as the old you be careful, for though we are i really is farcical the way those time, would study up on their established firms do business at a small town port we're booming. . Not only good Unionism, but guys can mess up their own pub­ shipping rules. If they did, it the same old stands. In signing off, I now say. Bro­ ordinary courtesy and regard for licity angles. would sure save shipping dis­ For a quick job, for a quick ther Seamen, we settle beef, set­ your friends: Clean your quar­ Still getting ships up in Port­ patchers in general (and me in trip, or for a quick good time tle hash, settle stew and settle ters thoroughly before signing land, so it looks as though this particular) a hell of a lot of when you come back in, come cash. Give us a try and you will off. port wiU make a comeback, es­ trouble. During the. time we down here to Baltimore—quickly. be satisfied. m

Friday, December 14, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina Old Times Return To Puerto Rico INNOVATOR If You Want To Ship In A Hurry- By BUD HAY By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAN JUAN — In the last two able to see and remember. But SAVANNAH—Last week start­ all in Charleston. A Gulf Tanker, ed off with a payoff on the SS weeks shipping has been coming I think it would be a good idea the Chisholm Trail called for Wm. Bevan in Charleston. There some replacements and I man­ in like old times. With the shick- to have service flags made up, each branch to have one for par­ were no beefs and the payoff was aged tc get a Wiper for her, but shinny and the Cape Pillar in for ades and occasions — with a gold made in record time. The old she was late and sailed short- South Atlantic, one to Bull and star and the number of men of man is an old SUP man, and so handed. The Warren T. Marks, the Cape Pillar for A. H. direct our organization who paid the su­ is the mate. The first assistant an SUP ship, has a few men on engineer is a retired member of from the West Coast; Cape Faro preme sacrifice. who want replacements so they the SIU. Captain Bromberg and can get off, but I don't know of and Cape Flacon for Waterman, Well, this is about all for this the crew threw a party aboard anyone who'll take over. Geo. Washington from New York time; but if you really are out last Wednesday and from all re­ We have a Canadian ship in and the Alcoa Pegasus direct to enjoy some fine fishing—for ports a good time was had by all. fish weighing from 10 pounds port, the Griffco, with a crew of from the West Coast for McCor- During the payoff, which start­ BCSU men aboard. Some of them and up—and you like to catch Baltimore old timer, in mem­ ed while the ship was in dry dock, mack. Cape Texas, Cape Nome came over for the meeting last lobsters of the same weight, and bership—not years—Sam D. Wat­ we moved to the oil dock and I Coastal Mariner and Jean for you Love The Lovely Senoritas son, FWT, stands for the Sea­ Wednesday, but we couldn't get couldn't get ashore until about a quorum and they were disap­ Bull. and the best Rum and the finest farers progressive action, and 5:30. Then I had to taxi across climate in the world—^then we introduced at Baltimore a motion pointed. They have been hitting Replacements have been slow town to get to my car. After the meetings in every port they will be seing you soon. The calling for a new SIU program on checking with the company on these ship, but there have been papers state that the weather is education, publicity, and business touched, and only missed out this agents to see what replacements one time. Dick Deely is aboard a good number of the old Carioca on the chilly side up North. coordination. were needed, I started back to Boys on them. They looked the her, and any of you who may Savannah. After about 50 miles have been to Vancouver might 'situation over, so we expect some the car went dead. I pulled off know him. We have two Isth­ of them to pile off the next time the road and checked and dis­ mian ships in, and one has a crew covered my oil pump was adrift. they come down and enjoy the Time To End Slop Chest Racket composed almost entirely of SIU It, took me hours to get a lift, men. Those who don't belong tropical weather we always have By LOUIS COFFIN and then I v/as taken to a town here in the Enchanted Isle. already have signed pledge cards. We note, with considerable like us, who have struggled for which was quite a bit out of the Most of these boys were shipped It is getting easier to tell what satisfaction, that more and more years to raise our pay and who way, but the only place near by from Galveston and would like to Company is operating the ships, members are registering their re­ eVen now have to fight daily where I might be able to get get off for the holidays, but the some help. I had to wait until now that they are all getting the sentment against existing slop against chiseling operators, articles call for a trip to a load­ chest conditions by proposing should let these conditions re­ morning before I could get towed stack markings on. ing port, which should be Bal­ that this vital part of shipboard duce our earnings through over­ in and get fixed up again. It only timore. The other Isthmian ship HAVE YOU VOTED? life come under the Union's con­ charging and inferior products. cost four bucks towing and labor I mentioned last week. which was quite a break. I man­ trol. CAN BE DONE Voting has been slow in this aged to get back to Savannah a We have one man in the hospi­ port. So far we have voted only With overcharging the general There is no reason in the world bit later for breakfast. tal in Savannah and quite a few habit, and the quality of sup­ why seamen can't operate their 28 men and those that don't vote are laid up with colds. The plies growing steadily worse, SIU own slop chest through their CANADIAN VISITORS weather down here hasn't been will be on the ones who beef men are demanding that the Union. We have numerous able We managed to get the Loring too good lately. Shipping is still about the men who get elected. Union undertake the handling of and reliable Stewards who have out but about 10 days late. Now very good and promises to keep Fellows, you have a democratic slop chests aboad all contracted plenty of experience in purchas­ we need replacements for the up for some time. If you want union, and the membership con­ ships. ing and distribution. These men Point Vicente, the Wm. Bevan, to ship out in a hurry come to trols all business that is doing. So Apparantly working under the are closer to the crew and under­ the Del Ouro and the Follansbee, Savannah. as Union men who belong to the theory that "seamen are a bunch stand their needs much better only democratic union on the of dopes who don't know the dif­ than " the present people who waterfront, it is your duty to ference anyway" many ship handle the slop chests. vote. Let us get together and chandlers are selling the Pursers, They could buy supplies with make this a banner year at the some of them inexperienced, all Labor Unites Against Reaction Union funds and sell them to the ballot box. their obsolete, outmoded and sur­ seamen either at cost or at regu­ (Continued from Page 1) during the war has been widely plus stocks at prices considerably The idea of a Memorial Plaque lar, legitimate prices and leave higher than a reasonaWe profit permissible during the 30 days; hailed as a miracle," he declared. for each branch is a fine thing the profits for division among demands. the first five days would be the "And now, after we have made to have in the Hall, and every SIU members in the same manner one who enters the hall will be It seems ridiculous that men president's margin for appoint­ that contribution, ai'e we as a as the cooperatives do. (The co­ ment of the fact-finding board; reward to be reduced to slavery ops pay dividends to their mem­ the 20 days for investigation; the bers after charging regular prices next five days for publication. and servitude?" AS IN RUSSIA? Frisco Presses Isthmian Drive to everyone who buys. This plan In a fighting speech, AFL Pres­ i would give every member of the ident William Green denounced "Sponsors of these bills extol By ROBERT MATTHEWS SIU a share in the slop chest this and the other union-busting the virtues of free enterprise. bills being pushed before Con­ But how can we maintain the free SAN FRANCISCO — Business would be a pretty good salesman the goods.) , in this Port is just about at if he had any product worthy of gress. These bills, he said, had enterprise system if workers are selling. It's high time we put a. stop done one good thing—"they have deprived of their rights and lib­ standstill, due mostly to the ma­ to all those peddlers and chiselers served to cement and unite or­ ; i- chinists' strike. The operators The Isthmian men have repeat­ who have been making a good ganized labor." "There is no di­ erties?" he asked. are not . bringing the ships in edly asked Garabedian for copies living out of the sweat of the sea­ vision among us on this vicious Green bluntly warned that if JJ here for fear of having them be­ of the NMU contracts, but Gara­ men. Reducing the cost of goods legislation," he said. Congressmen continue to push come strikebound. However, the bedian so far has failed to pro­ is the same as increasing our "The performance of workers anti-union legislation and to I wages. We should be for it. Port of Wilmington is booming. shackle workers, labor will be GOOD BYE, SOON Most of the ships are being di­ We are waiting patiently for "driven to desperation" and verted to Wilmington, Portland the Coast Guard to announce "move to the left, just as did the and Seattle. their retirement from the mer­ workers of Britain." At this writing, there are eight chant marine scene. Although Lashing at the hysteria that has various sources have told us that Isthmian ships in the San Fran­ they are to get out at the end of been stirred up over strikes. cisco Bay Area. Most of these 1945, we'll believe it when we Green added: "There are no ships are 100% SIU. The Beaver see it. So far we've had no of­ strikes in totalitarian Russia. Do Victory, which just came around ficial announcement, but we are we want that kind of strikeless awaiting the opportunity of send­ from the East Coast, is very good nation?" ing condolences to all those un­ shape. If the members continue iformed lawyers who will have sailing these ships as they are duce them. The Isthmian men to leave their gold braid and re­ now, this election is in the bag— turn to civilian clothes. We will Fina I can't understand this attitude, in­ in past statements, that bringing on this Coast the whole machin­ then express our deep sympathy asmuch as the SIU contracts have the servicemen back to America ery is in this campaign whole­ for their enforced return to work. Dispatch been put on every Isthmian ship is first on the agenda of the heartedly. We wonder how the GIs, who LORRIMER TUCKER for the men to read. Can it be are waiting patiently to get home, Seafarers International Union, Red Simmons and Matt Short that the NMU is ashamed of their enjoy their new, self-proclaimed and we don't find it necessary to Book No. 26556 contracts? have been covering the Isthmian friends in the commie unions who pull phony stoppages to get that Died in Boston August 8th. pulled the recent phony work Ships here every day, and they I asked Red if he thought Gar­ job done or to convince the pub­ Joined sfu in July 1943. report very definite progress. abedian was a commie, and he stoppage. While the commies said he didn't think Garabedian were using their usual Moscow lic of our aims. L. W. CULLISON They have come in contact lately propaganda, we were busily en­ had enough sense to be a com­ We've got to get our boys back Book No. 974 With one of the top drawer or- mie — "He is probably just a gaged bringing the boys home, for their benefit and not for the Died in New York August 24th. . ganizers for the NMU. This guy's commie stooge"—but he has de­ which is what the GIs really political motives of the com­ hame is Terry Garabedian, and finitely been through the commie want. munist party and their Moscow Joined SIU in December 1938. Simmons concludes that this guy "leadership school." We hat^e made it very plain. commissars. :f^!r';.-T7?;r--;^'-M'"i=''?r#--7>:;o»-;,%'*fr:7:/>'v/?'- •,

Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Filda^t December 14, 1B45 THE WEEK'S NEWS IN BEVIEW

A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports. SPOBTS. CURRENT EVENTS.. REDSKINS BLANK GIANTS for Sunday games or as a coach. The battle over night games In the season closer at Wash*- highlighted the Chicago confer­ ington, the Giants took it on the ence of the major league ball AT HOME chin from Washington—Redskins teams. Baseball Czar Happy 17, Giants 0. This win places Chandler is also coming in for The annual wage demands of many parts of organized labor Washington in undisputed pos­ some strong criticism as part of looked more hopeful this week as Ford intimated that a guarantee session of the Eastern crown, and the annual game of "shooting the may be offered by the company . . . January 14 is the date set for they will now battle it out with commissioner" . . . Villanova is the general steel strike unless the $2 daily wage increase is granted, Cleveland's Rams for the Na­ really looking for trouble during and all winter sports are being or a compromise is reached . . . Union leaders in the electrical in­ tional Football League champion­ the next three years. Why? Oh, readied for a record winter sea­ dustry demanded an immediate investigation, charging that re­ ship on December 16. Bothered merely because the boys sche­ son at popular Bear Mountain, frigerators, radios and other appliances are being withheld from the with line trouble all season, duled openers with the Army N. Y. . . . The National AAU has public "until the excess profits tax goes off at the end of this month Coach Steve Owen was minus the football juggernaut for three sea­ awarded the national boxing and OPA grants price increases." This is not the first charge that services of vet linemen Mel Hein sons . . . Ice and snow facilities championship tourney to Boston industry is engaged in a sit-down strike against the American and Jim Poole for most of the for skiing, skating, bobsledding. after considerable bitter debate. people in an attempt to grab additional profits or else. game due to twisted legs, and Frank Cope for the entire game Secretary of State Byrnes declared that the welfare of the on account of illness. Poor Steve liberated countries comes before that of Germany. On Wednesday he just sat on the bench, holding GM STRIKERS WARM UP left by plane for Moscow and the meeting of Foreign Minister^. his head in anguish, as the 'Skins Among discussions there, atom bomb control will have top priority scored their two markers in the . . . The Senate Foreign Relations Committee dropped the matter second half. of ex-Ambassador Hurley's charges that "career diplomats had wrecked America's policy in Iran and China" . . . The Congressional ALL-TIME GRID GREATS Committee investigating Pearl Harbor was told that, four days Search of the All-Time records before the attack, the Navy had intercepted a Tokyo message in­ reveals that only one player was forming Jap diplomats that war was about to break out against ever chosen by all selectors—Hef- Britain, the U. S. and the Netherlands . . . The House narrowly felfinger, guard, of Yale. Stories defeated a proposal for immediate consideration of repeal of the of his prowess while at Yale and Smith-Connally act. The anti-strike law was not working out for %9i| in later life show that he was a the labor haters and new controls on labor and more stringent fast thinker on the field who measures are being proposed instead. 4 knew how to seize upon situa­ General Motors announced the cancellation of collective bargain­ tions and take immediate ad­ ing agreement with the United Automobile Workers, demandinjg vantage of them. The power­ "provisions requiring union responsibility and assurance of unin­ ful Pudge was equally adept at terrupted production" in any new agreement . . . Some 20,000 tearing holes in the opponent's pickets were in front of the company's headquarters on the twentieth line, diagnosing their plays, and day of the strike . . . Meanwhile the UAW, in the person of Ford breaking up mass plays and Director Dick Leonard, offered Ford an agreement which would wedges. give the company the right to fire "leaders of unauthorized walk­ Many players have been men­ outs." Militant UAW rank and filers immediately declared that tioned as potential All-Time Leonard "would be back in the shop" as soon as they could arrange standouts or stars, but only this matters at the coming UAW convention where he will have to stand grid immortal stands alone on his for re-election. pinnacle as the expert's choice as Labor Secretary Schwellenbach attributed industrial unrest the game's greatest player. When­ to a "fear complex worse than that after Pearl Harbor" and urged ever football oldtimers, bugs, that industry and labor get together "before disastrous results set coaches, or what have you, gather in" . . , Joint tests of atomic bombs against naval vessels was an­ to talk over the grid immortals, Plckeiing in December is cold work, so these General Motors nounced by the Army and Navy. This was seen as an Army assuf- * the name of Heffelfirger crops strikers in Detroit are quick to take advantage of their mobile coffee ance that the Navy would not be able to minimize the effects of the up as the greatest of the great. kitchen. While officials of United Auto Workers (CIO), resume ne­ bombs on surface craft in an attempt to safeguard their traditional gotiations with GM (Dec. 6), they continue their fight for UAW's HOT STOVE LEAGUE importance to national defense. 30% wage demand on the picketline. (Federated Pictures) Madison Square Garden cele­ brates it's 20th birthday on Sat­ INTERNATIONAL urday, Dec. 15th — 20 years of AFL LENDS A HAND Iran looked, toward the Moscow meeting of Foreign Ministers colorful, panoramic existence for for a satisfactory solution to its internal problems. The Red Army the house that Tex Rickard built has been accused of hampering the government's attempts to defeat ... New York's baseball Giants the revolutionaries in Azerbaijan Province, and that whole area hired Tom Sheehan to help Man­ appeared to be in the hands of the autonomous forces . . . The ager Mel Ott on the coaching Chinese National Government, assured of Russian assistance for staff . . . Detroit Tigers rejected its forces, moved to take over control of Manchuria . . . Indepen­ trade proposed by the N. Y. Yank­ dence leaders in Java threatened to use poison as well as guris ees — George Stirnweiss for and expressed themselves ready to fight American, Russian and Homer Hank Greenberg . . . 'Tis Chinese troops if they were brought in to aid the British and Dutch. rumored that veteran football Cartel Agreements with American industries provided the Nazis Giant Ken Strong is retiring from with vital war materials and I. G. Farbenindustrie was enabled to the grid wars. produce the "deadliest poison gas in the world" which they tested on Steve Van Buren, flashy back human beings, according to evidence now available . . . General of the Philly Eagles, established "Blood and Guts" Patton was in critical condition at the Heidelberg a new season's high-point score Hospital following an automobile accident. His wife was flown to with a total of 110 points for the his side . . . The all-party Palestine Arab Council rejected the '45 season . . . Ailing Henry right of the Anglo-American committee to inquire into the Holy Picard, who came to Florida "to Land situation. help my neuritis," breezed home General De Gaule, President of France, declared that his in front of the field in the Miami country stood as a balancing factor between Russia and the U. S. and ' Open Golf tournament, and cop­ for the sake of peace, must retain the friendship of both . . . Mus­ ped $2,250 in prize money . . . solini's son-in-law; Count Ciano, kept a diary which was introduced Right hander Ted Lyons of the at the Nuremberg trials to show how the Nazis tried to speed the , Chi White Sox has been released Japs into the war ... In China 120,000 communist troops were re- " from the marines, and the 45- Labor moved to lessen juvenile delinquency in Biridgeport, Conn., ported attacking the town of Lincheng in southern Shantung .... year-old hurler wants his old job when it gave $35,494 to wipe out a Boys Club deficit. Here, AFLer Venezuela opposes outright intervention, but favors "hemispheric back. Sox " manager Jimmy Joseph Cleary enjoys a checker game with a Boys Club member repudiation" of all non-democratic American governments, not only Dykes said he would use Lyons while his union brothers crowd around to kibits. that of Argentina. I Friday, Dec6mber 14, 1945 TBE SEAFARERS LOG Phge Eleven

•; SS THOMAS HYDE W. Hasty 10.94 C. J. Collins $ .77 W. E. Goodwin 6.32 William F. Ketcher 2.69 —Unclaimed Wages— B. Hund 25.24 R. Johnson 1.68 M. Renvaro 2.69 James Sanders 4.15 Frank Silva 16.12 Calmar Steamship Company Clement Tennant 4.15 Frank Woznik 19.47 Joseph Wallace 4.15 L. E. Oliver 67 John M. Ferguson 1.00 Volley R. Collins 16.83 J. T. Gallenstine 11.41 David Kendrick 4.15 F. Kenner 22.63 John Pabarcus 2.88 Georgos Kosmas 84 I. Rosyold 4.70 James Wallace 8.39 Hugh T. Martin 1.68 David Kendrick ^ 14.38 C. Jackowski 23.38 R. J. Winter 1.42 Edward Bostwick 4.70 James T. Whitehouse 1.68 G. Prudencio 13.09 Benjamin Richardson 80 .67 A. Fletcher 14.73 E. Cocking Holger Hansen 84 A. E. Jelken .- 4.70 Robert Johnson 1.59 J. Egan 17.33 J. Dufort •'1.34 Anthony Moshak 84 R. B. Hughes .92 H. Kolter 16.78 P. Clendeming 8.01 J. Billings .67 Jose DeJesus 28.41 David Schwartz 40.42 H. A. Stofel 6.39 N. Cline 6.57 F. Hill .67 James R. Brenizer 19.96 Milton Raible 3.46 G. Troser 8.09 H. Morris 10.84 W. Kozane .67 Richard W. Adamczyk 10.97 John Rentalow 8.06 John R. Hutchinson 97.06 W. L. McCarthy 20.63 E. DeCelles 1.34 Joseph Binowski 2.52 Harry Wilke Jr 8.06 George B. Gabriel 2.52 •F. D. Crowell 23.38 F. DeSantis .67 Robert A. Snieder 5.70 Jack R. Shaver 6.81 Ronald B. Barnes 2.52 A> Rousseau 28.06 C. White 1.34 Bertram Agol 3.79 Joseph Sussman 75 Bernard Kliminsky 2.52 Brienze 11.26 C. Vanderhoff 3.36 Teodor Skrypel 12.45 Richard Prickney 2.52 George B. Gabriel 20.29 John Kenny 4.89 J. Albright 1.34 Josef S. Czaplak 3.37 Teime Loakkenow 2.52 James H, Brandon 9.15 George Jones 4.32 William Stosek 6.80 Charles W. Miller 20.54 Arthur A. Volors 2.52 David Gibson 2.58 Robert Willets ' 29.73 James Reeves '. 8.22 Juan Santos Torres 7.87 John Gajdirewicz 5.05 Michael Greco 3.22 W. R. Garrett 7.61 James Reeves 7.70 George Jonah 59.22 Robert R. Lonzon 10.10 John Moko 4.46 John J. Hayden 8.03 George M. Gibson 8.22 Denis C. Metaxes 37.81 Frank Seriano 3.37 Richard Vance 3.22 Orlando Gpngoldes 7.19 George M. Gibson 9.07 Robert Moore 20.46 Harold W. Simmonds 3.37 Joseph R. Masek 3.52 j. M. Thomas - 4.89 Elvin J. Morrison 3.15 Harry L. Rogers 89 Edward A. Hampson 3.37 Carl T. Trontmann 4.61 Charles E. Denvers 7.19 John A. McCloud 5.89 Richard J. Creel 44.89 Leslie H. Johnson 9.90 Augastino Dorazio 3.47 Gus A. Opolus 2.69 Max J. Baer 3.37 Frank Seriano 4.05 Edward B. Nichols 3.57 SS FREDERICK L. DAU John F. Ferguson 18.08 James Reeves 15.99 Augustin J. Disano 21.08 Ronald B. Barnes 84 R. R. Ederquist 1.00 Ira G. Pearson 3.14 Sam Green $ 12.03 Martin J. McDonnell 1.68 Cornelius Collins 1.22 Wilfred T. Luce 2.11 William J. Ackerman 1.47 SS WILLIAM PEPPERELL Albert J. Wedlake 1.68 J. A. Kirby 22r37 Maynard Blosser 7.57 Aubrey Thorp 12.53 D. Marchant $ 2.11 Robert A. Baer 1.68 G. S. Lucas 40.86 Michael Hanley 2.11 R. H. McLaurin 6.71 L. Langelier 84 Nickalas Koralchuck 1.68 Milton Nelson 7.76 Augustine Gallegos 5.77 James Starr 21.12 W. Troy 18.51 Joseph Caldwell 1.68 W. A. Shiller 5.69 Anthony Moshak 4.82 T. Mullarkey 4.12 B. Osmond 5.94 Joseph Kirrec 7.89 A. Tanimiston 7.58 Paul E. Grinim , 3.37 D. W. Purvis 4.12 W. Wardznski 10.94 Armand R. Thibodeau 3.37 MONEY DUE ALCOA MASTER SS OREMAR Will the black gang members (Paid off in Philadelphia) of the SS Alcoa Master who had Turk, 15 hrs.; Mazert, 18 hrs.; overtime disputes on voyage and Gunnerson, 17 hrs. Collect which paid off in Mobile early in at Calmar, 44 Whitehall St., New- October, see Louis Goffin, Asst. York City. Secretary-Treasurer, for further information on these beefs. 4' 4" 4- JACK ALLEN Your 16 hours overtime pay Notice! from Sept. 24/27 aboard the MS GEORGE M. MEDLICOTT Cape Pillar is waiting at the All assessments and dues are South Atlantic office in New paid according to the record. Your York. Book (No. 37157) is mailed to SS FRELINGHAUSEN SS ROBERT LOCKSLEY Cooper, $3.00; L. E. Dees, $2.00; your St. Paul address. Seaman's (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) W. M. Ward, $2.00; E. Wilkes, passport must be picked up by R. E. Williams, $2.00; C. L. E. C. Kochanowski, $1.00 $2.00; L. W. White, $2.00; J. W. you personally. Your name has SlU HALLS Wade, $3.00; O. D. Ryals, $3.00. Wickers, $2.00; J. D. Dolan, $2.00; NEW YORK 51 Beaver St Henry Detje, $5.00; E. G. Stock­ been placed on Log mailing list. Total—$40.00. Wm. A. Wilson, $2.00. Total— HAnover 2-2784 ton, $3.00; J. Wents, $2.00; L. P All this message from A. J. "Ski" BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. SS RODMAN 8.0Q. Liberty 40S7 Diliac, $2.00; J. Sharp, $2.00; P. Janowski. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. J. McCann, $2.00; A. Pirigeji, (Paid off in New York) SS J. B. BRADY Calvert 4539 (Paid off in New York) PHILADELPHIA S North 6th St $1.00; N. Zeveicis, $2.00; G. Cos­ R. M. Granthan, $2.00; S. Pines, Lombard 76S1 mos, $2.00; I. F. Walsh, Jr., $2.00; $2.00; A. K. Torp, $2.00; J. R. L. IVazier, $1.00; W. Paris, NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 6. L. Lanque, $2.00; S. Meadow, Trawick, $2.00; C. Dowling, $2.00. $2.00; H. D. McWilliams, $1.00; PERSONALS 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. $2.00; M. G. Martin, $2.00; W. J. Total—$10.00. K. W. Miur, $2.00; C. B. Garig, AAGE JENSEN Canal 3336 Trux, $1.00; G. S. Wilson, $2.00; SS HOMPTON SIDNEY $1.0O; O. Lehman, $2.00; R. Schaf- SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St Contact Joe Algina, New York 3-1728 ' J. F..Byrne, $2.00; E. A. Johnston, VICTORY fius, $2.00; N. Larsen, $2.00; B. MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. Deck Patrolman, for $40 (Forty $1.00; A. L. Nese, $2.00; R. John­ (Paid off in New York) Jones, $1.00; R. B. Hughes, $1.00; 2-1754 dollars) left here for you by Bob SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Lec.n ston, $1.00; F. A. Ulanoski, $2.00; George R. Kaski, $1.00; Mike G. Hayes, Jr., $2.00; E. Thorpe, Roales following the SS John Da­ San Juan 1885 R. F. Leamy, $2.00; J. Jarvie, Caruso, $2.00; G. K. Grimes, $2.00; $2.00; C. Clark, $2.00; C. G. Rich, GALVESTON 305>4 22nd St $2.00; S. E. Tillman, $2.00; N. M. vis payoff. 2-8043 $2.00; R. E. McNally, $2.00. Total T. .Tackson, $2.00; V. E. Joyce, RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. —$47.00. $2.00. Total—$9.00. Bjorgum, $2.00; R. G. Vance, i SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St $2.00; Lexie 'fati, $2.00; G. W. SS FRANCIS WALKER SVEN REGNAR SEATTLE 86 Seneca St SS BELL RINGER Moreland, $2.00. Total—$33.00. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St (Paid off in iTew York) (Paid off in New York) Contact Joe Algina, New York WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. SS WACOSTA D. Albright, $2.00; L. F. John­ H. Noohari, $2.00; A. H. Rauseo, Deck Patrolman, for $35 (thirty- HONOLULU 16 Merchant St (Paid off in New York) BUFFALO 10 Exchange St son, $2.00. Total—$4.00. $1.00; R. M. Heavey, $1.00; R. L. five dollars) left here for you by P. J. Boone, $1.00; N. Drazin, CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. SS THOMAS McDONAUGH Geiger, $2.00; Z. M. Touhlasakis, Bob Roales following the SS John CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St $1.00; A. E. Coleman, $2.00; J. B. • (Paid off iti New York) $3.00; D. McNelly, $2.00; C. May, Davis payoff. DETROIT 1038 Third St F. E. Davis, $3.00; B. M. Maye, $2.00; C. Codoluto, $3.00; L. De- Kenpoe, $2.00; H. Fisler, $1.00; DULUtH 531 W. Michigan St R. Welch, $1.00; F. D. Schneider, is, is, VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughtoa St $3.00; G. H. Ellebracht, $2.00; Souse, $2.00; J. H. Pinkard, $2.00; $1.00; B. Tisko, $2.00; H. Chase, B. A.WESTEN VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St ..B. H. Richarson, $2.00; H. N. L. Smith, $2.00; E. M. Cullinan, TAMPA 842 Zack St $2.00; F. Brewton, $2.00. Total— Please contact Joe Goggin at M.1323 Jackson, $3.00; C. L. Capps, $2.00; $1.00; L. iDehnis, $1.00; Ji D. $15.00. the Boston Branch, who has $3 JACKSONVILLE 020 Main St O. G. Brown, $2.00; C. P. Neugeht, Powell, $1.00; S. Greehdridgte, B-1231 TOTAL—$192.00. that belongs to you. If $9.00; J. Prestridge, $3.00; M. C. $1.00. Total—$26^00^

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They Know Why SlU Is Best Isthmian Men, Anxious For Isthmian seamen are going to be certain that thei-e is no black­ vote heavily for the SIU in the balling by the shipowners on ac­ Vote To Begin, Favor SIU coming election (now stalled by count of militancy, and because of the numerous contracts which the Isthmian men who are clamor­ Consensus among the many NMU commissars) because they union has with many shipown­ ing for the start of voting on a SIU volunteer organizers and have analyzed the Seafarers' con­ ers, an SIU seaman can choose, collective bargaining agent, are Isthmian men is that the Seafar­ tracts, and compared their pro­ not only his job, but his company. being hamstrung by the NMU re­ ers is the only union which can visions to existing conditions fusal to sign a consent election win the election, and if voting aboard Isthmian ships. In addi­ REPRESENTATION agreement. At the meeting where started tomorrow the SIU would tion, SIU members have shown On a Seafarers' ship, the mem­ SIU, NMU, Isthmian, and NLRB be the overwhelming choice of them time and again how their bers are represented on shipboard representatives were present, all Isthmian unlicensed person­ lot will be improved under an by their own elected delegates everyone there agreed on proce­ nel. The longer the NMU leaders SIU contract. from the steward, engine and dure. stall, the more consolidated the The Seafarers has the best con­ deck departments. Delegates take Seafarers become aboard Isth­ up beefs and disputes while the Since that time, the commie tracts in the maritime industry, Remember that there is a misleaders of NMU, realizing that mian scows. bar none, and can back this up vessel is at sea; and, if they are Seafarers Hall in all the ma­ riot settled, turn them over to Isthmian is strongly SlU-minded, During the past few weeks with factual proof. As a result, jor ports in North America. have been stalling for time on more than twenty-five Isthmian Isthmian crews are strong for the Union Patrolman who comes That hall and all its facilities aboard at the payoff. one pretext or another with the Line vessels on the East Coast the many premiums and improve­ are waiting to serve you. vain hope that.their phony prop­ have been contacted by SIU or­ ments which they will enjoy after Beefs are practically always Bring your beefs to us—we settled at the payoff, and when aganda will succeed by hook or ganizers with very satisfactory the election, when Isthmian will know, how to take care of crook—mostly crook ! ! results. Seafarers were on board be signed to an SIU contract. not, are turned over to the port them. agent or other union officials who ORGANIZERS CONFIDENT all these ships when they left port, and their reports are that BEST WAGES get fast action. Captains and Our brothers aboard the Isth­ Wages on SIU ships are the shipowners alike respect the SIU the Isthmian crews are deeply cratic policies, the SIU leads the mian ships are not going to be interested in SIU contracts—es­ highest in the industry today and reputation for fair settlement of maritime field. That's why Isth­ denied the SIU representation shov/ the way to the other unions. all beefs, and are well aware of pecially regarding wages, over­ mian men will vote SIU: They which they demand and right­ time, and living conditions. •* When men go aboard Isthmian the militant policy which pre­ want the best Union and the best fully deserve, and only laugh scows, they are nat paid for any vails on unsettled disputes. conditions available — not some loudly and longly at the desper­ Isthmian lads also strongly fa­ time until they turn-to. On Sea­ FOLLOW THE LEADER poor imitation — and that's the ate comrat's futile efforts to sell vor the Seafarers' policy through­ farers" vessels men are paid from In militancy, union representa­ reason why, "Isthmian, too, goes their particular brands of lies, out the "war period, and especial­ -the time they report, whether tion, good contracts, and demo- SIU!" slanders, and vilification. ly the present slogan, "No com­ they turn to or not, and are paid munism or any other foreign isms for a full day when they report in this Union and this country." before 5:00 p. m. They don't want any part of the NMU Saves 'Everyone But Seamen' foreign-dominated policy of other OVERTIME PROVISIONS so-called "unions" such as the BALTIMORE — Tired of be­ home but are beiiig kept in many There are many occasions on rapidly deteriorating NMU. Isthmian ships when licensed per­ longing to an outfit "that's out to countries in Europe and Asia. sonnel do work which should be save everyone but the seamen SIU'S RECORD TELL IT TO JOE paid for in overtime. Seamen are they are paid to represent," Ru- Said one "It's all right to tell The SIU record of fair and also forced to do certain jobs as fus M. Peters Jr. applied here for Uncle Sam and Johnny Bull to square* representation on aU legi­ regular work which pay overtime help from the SIU, and turned pull his troops out of Indonesia, timate beefs, and the speedy ef­ rates on Seafarers' vessels. As a over his NMU book as "something China, Japan and other places ficient manner in which union result, these overtime adjust­ I nor anyone else has any real but why don't they start a holler representatives settle them, is an­ ments (under SIU contract pro­ use for." to get Soviet troops out of Iran, other strong point in favor of the visions) alone would pay for the The straw that broke the camel's Manchuria, Bulgaria, Rumania Seafarers which the Isthmian nominal cost of union dues many back, as far as Peters is con­ and all the other countries that boys really go for in a big way. times over. cerned, was the NMU refusal to the communists intend to take They've been putting up long BUCKO OFFICERS give him an ear on a beef be­ over." enough with non-union condi­ Officers aboar.d Seafarer rust- cause, as he put it, "the commies Observers here consider it re­ tions whereby they lose out on buckets treat the men as human \vere busy saving the GIs, and motely possible that counter overtime pay and other premiums v beings, and know that they will didn't have time to discuss a demonstrations demanding that which SIU members enjoy under be held answerable by the union union question or a beef." "Red Army troops be returned tfieir contracts. Now, Isthmian crews are demanding that these for any occasion when they-forget FIRST OF MANY home to their loved ones," would this. On the other hand. Isth­ be organized. However, they same excellent conditions prevail mian officers are fairly notorious Corning into the Hall about an pointed out, most unions are too on Isthmian scows, and they for the autocratic and heavy- hour after the communist demon­ busy handling legitimate prob­ know there's only one sure way handed manner in which they stration on the GI issue, Peters RUFUS M. PETERS JR. lems of the rank and file and to insure it—that is, with an SIU treat their men, although there was the vanguard of about twen-. haven't time to get into interna­ contract covering Isthmian men. are exceptions to this. When­ ty other completely disillusioned was strange that they aren't try­ tional political questions such as When they see how quickly ever an officer on an SIU ship NMU men who declared them­ ing to tie up ships because the which imperialist nation is best and proudly the Seafarers pro­ steps out of line, charges are pre­ selves disgusted with that out­ Red Army troops are not-going fitted to rule some other nation. duce their contract books show­ ferred against him at the port fit's way of "shoving their rnem- ing the many premiums which of payoff, and in the majority of ber around in order to save every­ SlU-contracted men alone poss­ cases, reprimand or suspension one from Jesus to the Indone­ ess. Isthmian seamen wisely note follows. sians." SS Sea Fiddler Strong For SIU how NMU phonies don't show There seems to be a wholesale By BENJAMIN TAFLEWITZ their much inferior contracts. SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS abandonment of the commie ship Our slogan and that of the Isth­ Living conditions aboard SIU of state in this port, with the rank "With the balance of the signed Our tub just pulled in to Nor­ mian lads is, "Isthmian, too; goes .. ships are the best possible under and file of the NMU denouncing pledge cards now in, the SS Sea folk with some 2,000 GIs from SIU ! ! " any contract. Eats are not ra­ their misleadership and demand­ Fiddler is pretty strong for the Casablanca aboard. Whew! What tioned in quantity, and are con­ ing that they lead the union on Seafarers. SIU literature dis­ a trip, with all those men cram­ sistently better as to variety and legitimate seamen's beefs, instead tributed all over the ship, and the med aboard this C-3! When we Quality than aboard Isthmian ves­ of using the members in every Isthmian boys ate it up, con­ saw the Patrolman at Norfolk, he Have YOU Voted? sels. Seafarers' quarters are kept shady political deal dreamed up stantly asking questions regard­ gave us some Seafarers litera­ If you haven't voted as yet up better, and ample supplies by the commissars at home and ing the SIU—about wages, condi­ ture, and a bundle of Logs to take in the annual SIU elections, for repair and upkeep are main­ abroad. tions, overtime, etc. back to the gang on the Fiddler. do so at once. Polls will con­ tained as the ship delegates check We had plenty of talks with With the election just ai-ound tinue open until December the supplies before the ship sails. Peters made it clear, as did the others who protected the NMU them, and answered all of their the corner, we are shipping again 31st, and each member of the JOB SECURITY political strike, that the commies questions. Except for a few men on this scow, and expect to be on Seafarers in good standing should exercise his ' demo­ Members of the SIU are as- were using a good beef to fur­ in the engine and stewards depts., her when the big day rolls around ther the ends of the Soviet Union the overwhelming majority of the cratic right and privilege to sured of jobs under the rotary —the day when over 90% of the' shipping system in existence at and not to help the servicemen crew is for the Union—^the SIU, vote. ail Seafarers' halls. They may themselves. Some of them said it of course! Isthmian men vote for SIU!.