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Merger Propos"a} En<lorsed

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Furuseth Fought for Rights

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In 1894, Andy shipped around Cape Horn toWashington, D. C., and made himself a one-manlobby for American seamen. He talked to Con_gressmen and federal officials, wrote articles andletters, and delivered speeches.

"After 32 years of bitter frustration," the ar.ticle reported, "Furuseth won his greatest victoryon March 4, 1915."

That was when President Wilson signed theS·eaman's Act, POpular!known as the La Follette Seman's Act after the WisconsiSenator who introduced it.

The act abolished arrestand imprisonment for desertion by American seamen iany port in the world, and foreign seamen in any Americaport; provided increased spain ships' forecastles; improvfood; specified an adequanumber of lifeboats, timein port, and other beneboth to sailors and passenge

It was largely throuFuruseth's and his union'sforts that today's internatial laws for safety at sea Wadopted by the LeagueNations.

When the "AbrahamcoIn of the Sea" died in 1

poor in worldly goods but wealthy in accompments and friendship, Secretary of Labor FraPerkins ordered that his body lie in state inrotunda of the Labor Department.

Later his ashes were scattered on the calm,sea which he had made into a decent homesailormen.

The name of Andrew Furuseth, founder of theSailors' Union of the Pacific, which later grewinto the Seafarers International Union of NorthAmerica, "should rank high among America'sselect company of freedom lovers," an article inthe September issue of Co,·onet magazine declared.

"Furuseth," quotes Coronet, "was a man whodedicated his life to striking off the shackles ofAmerican seamen, and who made ocean-goingtravel the safest in the world. His is an inspiringstory of what one dedicatedman can accomplish againstoverwhelming odds."

The author, Andrew Hamil­ton, traced Furuseth's earlylife from his birth in Norwayin 1854 to the day a brutalship's mate had forced him towork until he fainted. It wasthen that young Andy Furu­seth vowed to help seamenband together to do somethingabout repeated floggings,cramped quarters, wormyfood and near-starvationwages.

After entering the U. S. atthe age of 29, he began rem­edying the prison-like concH­tions that existed aboardAmerican, as well as foreign,ships.

"The odds against him were terrific," the maga­zine said. "He was poor, uneducated, a foreigner.The men in whose cause he had enlisted had nopolitical power because they were seldom in portlong enough to vote. He was opposed by rich andpowerful interests."

In March, 1885, he met with a group of seamenon the San Francisco wharf and formed the SUP,which later expanded into the SIU.

Becoming an authority on maritime law, theyoung labor leader went to court time after timeto try to get the fugitive seamen's law of 1791nullified. He argued that the law's provisionsforcing a sailor to complete the round trip fromthe port where he had signed on-sometimes asmuch as three years later - violated the 13thAmendment prohibiting slavery. But judges andjuries always ruled against him, saying in effectthat the amendment applied to Negroes but notto sailors.

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in favor with 1,181 votes cast against furtheringthe merger plan.

M. M. & P. votes indicated 3,137 in favor and627 opposed.

MEBA votes indicated 3,215 in favor and 554opposed.

Unity Program

The Resolution submitted to the membershipfor vote contained a specific eight-point mutual

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if," ~,~~--~c~:,_,EBA Ballot Committee meets to count joint reie-;endu~--';~-t~~~ Left to right, standing: James O'Kane,- ~Plts. Leon Cohen and Floyd Gaskins, lVIl\'l&P; William Holmes. Secretary-Treasurer MEBA; Capt. H. M.,~' &P j L. H. Dodson, MEBA; James T. Smith, MEBA. Seated: Benjamin Goodman, C. P. A. First Vice,C. F. May of l\'1M&P also served on this committee but was out of camera rang'e when picture was tall:en.

THE membership of both the Masters, Mates, and Pilots and the Marine Engineers' Benefi­cial Association have given an overwhelmingendorsement to the proposal drafted by the Na­tional Executive Committees of the two organiza­tions and submitted to the memberships on a jointreferendum ballot which was completed on Au­gust 19, 1953.

The total vote refiected a better than five to onemarJ>:in in favor of the program.

The combined vote of the two groups was 6,532

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cooperation program to be immediately put intoeffect:

1. Joint Executive Committee meetings to beheld at least semi-annually.

2. Common Expiration dates of agreements.3. Cooperation in formulating contract de.

mands.4. Mutual support in enforcing contracts and

in economic actions.5. Cooperation in all organizing ventures.6. Explore possibility of joint administratio

of Welfare Plans.7. Cooperation on legislative matters.8. Cooperation in mutual interests on the po

levels.

Recognizing that the ultimate goal in mutusupport and cooperation can only be achievwhen the two marine officer groups are united udel' one national banner, the Resolution so ephatically approved by the membership of the tgroups instructs the national officers to seek deand unencumbered charter rights from either tA. F. of L. or the C. 1. O. to cover all deck aengine merchant marine officers employedNorth American flag vessels.

National Secretary-Treasurer John M. Bishwas successful in his petition to the ExecutiCouncil of the American Federation of Lawhen on last May 25 the Council extendedjurisdiction of the Masters, Mates and PilotsAmerica to include licensed marine enginerpersonnel.

Joint Executive Committee Meeting ScheduI

The members of the ballot committee represing both organizations issued a joint recommetion calling for an executive committee meeof the two groups to be held in St. Louis, Mo.,prior to the convening of the convention ofA. F. of L. This recommendation has beenported by national officers of the Masters,and Pilots and a meeting has been set for Sep.bel' 17 in St. Louis, Mo. '.

National officers of the M. E. B. A. have.invited to participate in the drafting of pla~.affiliation under one parent body. .

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U. S. P. H. S. Hospital-Seattle, Wash.

U. S. P. H. S. Hospital_Baltimore, Md.

u. S. P. H. S. Hospital-Staten Island, N. Y.

THE LATEST splash of Unc!eSam's economy wave IS

scheduled to wash out all PublicHealth Service Medical aid formerchant seamen.

~ In a directive to Mrs. OvetaCulp Hobby, Secretary of theDepartment of Health, Welfareand Education, dated July 24,1953, Budget Director Joseph M.,Dodge instructed the Depart­ment to eliminate funds for allbut three USPHS Hospitals and•to request no funds fo,' medical ~

'care of seamen in the Budget re­quest for 1955.:'iIf the funds are not provided

. the' Budget request of theresident to Congress, it willean the end of medical care for. k and inj ured seamen. Thisre has been diminished during'epast two years from the orig­

26 Public Health Service'pltals to the present 16.at was explained as a normal. Ilment, based on the out-

Ing record of disease con­and rapid treatment bys of "wonder drugs11 nowB up in its true light as the

"n1ng of the end.e are advised that the Pub­~ ealth Service will opposeatest chop in the appropria­,Inasmuch as Mrs. Hobbye fight in the last session ofess for reduction in the,of PHS Hospitals which

in the closing of theIs at Cleveland and Fort

,n (See MASTER, MATE &July, 1953) she is not ex­.to put up much of a fightthe others.

BUdget Director's pro­re carried through Con­

will leave only threeealth hospitals in op­" the Carville leprosa-mental hospital at Fort•ex., and the narcotics~ Lexington, Ky. AllIII pay their own med-

u. s. P. H. S. Hospital_New Orleans, La.

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skills are used to serve the enti;community. •

Even more spectacular thaithe saving of lives is the achiev~

ment in the reductions in disabiity from crippling and costly di~

eases. To cite one phase of t .,program - the control of venreal diseases.

During the last decade, tnumber of admissions to menhospitals for cases of neurosyphilis has been reduced by %areliable estimates indicate ththis tiny fraction of the prograwhich allows for an average Iyears of care for each case'equivalent to a saving of $49000,000 each year. These thin'have not happened by chance bare the result of a well plannand well conducted program.

At no time during the histo'of the Public Health Servicea question been raised aboutquality of their work. Itbeen excellent in all of its ph

The present administratiwith more and more obv;"leanings toward aid for spinterests instead of the poption as a whole has alreslashed the Public Health Sice appropriations for therent year. This has curevery department of the sewith the exception of the I.

search and training prograthe National Institute of H

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Congress and the Cabinet arealso numbered among those for­tunate citizens who are eligibleand take advantage of the freemedical service provided by theFederal Government. The abili­ty to pay can hardly be con­sidered a factor in these cases.

Serves as Safeguard for Public

When the first hospitals wereestablished in 1798, under theAdministration of PresidentJohn Adams, it was for the dualpurpose of providing adequatecare for seamen and protectingthe public by controlling thespread of contagious diseaseswhich could be brought into theUnited States from foreigncountries by infected seamen.It was then and is now generallyrecognized that the specializedtreatment necessary for thesediseases is not usually availablein locally maintained hospitals.

Provides Train:ng and Research

The USPHS has also servedthe nation as the General Staffin our war against disease. Thephenominal reduction in our na­tional death rate during the past20 years has resulted in a savingof over 166,000 lives each yearand much credit goes to the fineresearch program carried on un­der the auspices of the FederalGovernment in these U. S. PublicHealth Service Hospitals. Med­ical specialists of all kinds arealso trained in these hospitals.After they have served in theUSPHS program they go intoprivate hospitals and privatepractice where their specialized

able to him is limited to the firstaid supplies and medical skill ofthe ship's officers. When hemakes port, time is of the es­sence. It can hardly be called"creeping socialism" for tax sup­ported facilities to be quicklyavailable for our men who godown to the sea in ships.

If medical care for our mer­chant seamen is "furthering thetrend toward socialism" it is notthe only segment of our popula­tion benefitting from this "dan­gerous practice." Members of

ical fees at whatever facilitiesare available.

The need for Marine Hospitalsfounded 155 years ago to carefor men whose work is hazard­ous and of an itinerant naturewas not based on financial stress.It was then recognized that be­cause of the nature of his work,the seaman required medical at­;ention in places remote from hishome where he has not had anopportunity to establish himselfor learn his way around. Whenhe is sick or injured on the highseas, the medical attention avail-

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Bouschor, Edmlmrl F.Boyard, 'Willard R.Bratrud, Otto M.Breheny, Raymond P.Brewer, Jack M.Brown, John G.Browne. Frank C.Bunn, Frederick O.BURch, KennethRlltnrla, FrankButzing, Edward K.Cadenhead, Charles N.Cairen, Hugo I.Calix. Charles F.Campbell, Wayne E.Cardwell, Howard D.CarLc;en, Clarence B.Carpenter, Irvin E.Carroll, WilliamChance, Phillip P.Chm'lot, George F.Chatelain, DallnsChomko, JohnChristensen, Harry K.Christensen, Johalines H.Christiansen, Hans,H.

This organization will Jomwith others in the fight to keepour Public Health Service hos­pitals open and available to allmerchant seamen.

Bader, I~avant E.Barr, Benjam;n N.Barrilleaux. RolandBartwell, Carl P.Bns1>ett, Bertrand I-I.Batchall, AlexanderBauld, Chudes F.Beatty, Le1>ter D.Bechtel, Rex S.Beldyk, John J.Bellay, John J.Bencler, Dean D.Berglund, J. E.Bergman. Ernst H.Ber~strom,C. O.Bevilaqua, OttoBishop, Hf;>TIl'Y T.BiRhop. Silas B.Blair, Roy P.Bland, Thurston J.Blie1>arth, MaxBloodsworth, Robert E.Boehmer, William D.Bohm, Bertel E.Bookhont, Russell F.Bora, Alexander

the increased death and disabil­ity rate will cost the AmericanPublic many times over theamount of the immediate sav­ings involved.

The leprosarium at Carville, La., is not affected by the proposed budget cut.

Anderson, Harry A.Anderson, James D.Anderson, JosephAnderson, Karl G.Anderson, Nils R.Anderson, Uno E.Archbald, Joseph A.ArmRtrong, Albert W.Bilchnach, John W.

owing are the names of members who haveed wage due them as of August 15, 1953,he various listed steamship companies.ts can be obtained by furnishing full namepears on the list, rating, social securityand name of the company or companiesthe list on which their name appears.

should be addressed to: Pacific-Atlantichip Co., 1010 Washington st., Vancouver,,-ATTENTION: N. W. Trenholme, Pay-

disastrous effect on the merchantseamen, it is impossible 10 fore­tell what effect the closing of theUSPHS hospitals will mean forthe health and welfare of theAmerican people.

Further budget cuts mean thecurtailment of many other wellestablished and essential publichealth services. The Civil De­fense authorities have reliedheavily on the facilities andservices of these hospitals intheir planning for the care oflarge numbers of casualties incase of an attack.

Our founding fathers, who es­tablished the service, were con­servative men. But they werealso far-sighted enough to recog­liize that some jobs must be doney the Federal Government.tates and localities are not able

provide the necessary spe-iJ.lized service' to protect the'blic health. This service hasen maintained and expanded'rough the administrations of~h political parties.

he sabotage of the U. S. Pub­.Health Service program bydrastic cut in funds proposedhe Republican Administra­would amount to a nearlyer cent slash in the General

of our war against diseasethe middle of a brilliantlyessful campaign. Should

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Kane, Daniel H.Kazem-Heck, Alexander"N.ICeane, Harold J.Keenan, Patrick F.Keenan, PeterKelly, John J.Kenopke, William C.Kessler, EdwardKight, DempseyIOmes, WilliamKinsella, James L.Kainer, Daniel F.Kleinsmith. BenKnapp, John L.Knaubel', Henry A.Knox, KennethKnox, 'VillimnKrantz. Eror N.Kr;stofferson, Gustav E.Kl'uhmin, Herman J.Lackey, CharIesLarsson, AlhertLnukshteill, 'ValdemarJ,IeBeuneall. Richard A.Lehll, Edward A., Jr.Lent, Freel B.Leoke, HeinzLewiR. N pwton A.Lewis. Wilmer l!'.Lien, :::iigvalJAnel. J o.<;eph W.Linn. Jac!, L.Lishon, George H.Li:::s:,>'. Verno'} A.Lohr, Oscar J.Loy. Harr,\" T.Loy. l(fnneth S.T.Juke, Clyrle W.MadSI'll. Kllud H.i\Ia~uil'e. Paul R.Malone. Clyde F.Malone. Rl1"11l0ll(1 E.Man~l1aI. R:xtolUar(·h. Edwfll'd E., Jr.i\Inrtin, .Jame::;M:ll't'n•.IoRt'nh R.McAllister. Fr1.nk L.McRee, :Ivan G.McCormick, George W., Jr.McDermott. Edwltrd E.MrDonnlll, G(,ol'geMcFaddin, Harr.... D.i\IcFnrlnne, hon '1'.l\IcGar·gle. John E.MrG('O'~h('gffn,H'li'I'Y J.McGJffne.... , Jo::;eph E.MI"Guig:I". CI'al'l""! G.l\!d..eo·cl. Howard D.MC'MfI~tl;'r. James W,McN'llllm'n, Jo:::eph P.l\!cPher:-;on, Andrew J.i\I('('hunick. Harl·...•Meeglln, Jolm J.Meelwr, Lionel C.Mero, John A.Michelson, JohnM.kkeh;ol1, DeanMiller, Alfred J.Millel', byron W.Miller, Robertl\llllii, 'I'homas L.Moen. Alfred B .Moldrem, J o::;el'h A.Moller. E,mlr C.Moon, I3elljmnin R., Jr.Moore, JohnI:'.Moore, Lesl!e H.Moore, Luther]Uore~', lI1ulll'lce J.Morgull, herr,Cli: E.M01'1'il1, tJ oIm E., Jr.Morl'ls, I:'hillip U•1I1orrisou, J allles 'V.MO"chan, Anthouy J.Mowbray, Hobert 'V.Mueller, John B.Mundell, Robert R.l\lus::;er, Thomus O.NaIl, Harold A.Kelson, Andrew F.Nelson, Walter J.l'\ewbel'n, Emer;y:'-l"ewcolllue, John F.NichOls, John~icholas,Frank M.

Nicholson, Douglas E.Nicholson, Walter J.Nielsen, Harry P.Nieme, William O.Nixon, 'WilliamNizza, Eugene D.Nordberg, Martin D.Norgren, WilliamNorwn, John L.K ost, Eud C.Nowlan, Charles E.o Bden, James A.O'DeweU, JamesOlson, Anders 'VOras, KarlOrsen, Albert 'V.OslJorlle, Thomas E.Ostergard, Emil G.Owen, MartinPalen, George E.Parkhurst, Jacob O.Parks, George B-.Parr, Eugene T.Purrish. Theodore P.Parson~,HermanPnss, Edward H.Patmont, Harold P.Patterson, John R.Pearson, Clinton W.Pedersen, Olaves '1'.PerrHt, Charles J.Persson, N.ls G.Peter, Hicllllrd R.Peters, Eric A.Petersell, Anker 1\1.Peterson, C. E.Peterson, NoahPeterson, Richarll!!'.Peterson, Hobert S.Petrallich, I!JJleu.l'fell, Harr.... L.Ph.lillPsell, John C.Ph,p••s, Oor«on K.PLel, ReinholtPiersou, 'Villiam E.Plant, Jume~G.Platt. William 'I'.Pollock, Pllimer 1'.Poole, Tholll..l.sPower::;, Gl'attllnl'owle~lalld, .l!,(JI·I·l'~t E.l'oysky, Oney W.Proctor, (;eol'ge O.l'Ullletl,l!'el'dillHllIl M.Raczkowsl,y, .1 1I1l1C:; L.H.amsuuer, Hollt'l't ,J.Hamvick, Hell!'.\' E.liattnWy, Em'le G.l(uulel'soll, 'l'alfol·t!He,lle, AlltlWI1Yl{etlgate, Rohel·t J~.

Heed, Huhert hIteill)', l'hollllll'o' 11.He\'ell, l!'rauk S.ILchards, EllIH~I', ,Jr.Richter, JuLusHiclwr, lJorl'oll'.Richman, O~l'llr H.Houch, HiII:ll'l! '1'.Hobertson, 'l'lIhun:;:-cRobinson, Allwl'l g.Hoeehrette. Stl'wart F.Roien, HCl'm:lll K.Ho a::;, M gild H.RORS, Charll':-;, ,}I'.Roth, Bill;',' V.UO:'>', Fl'anci~ n.Saar, John A.Salem, Lewi~ !lLRal~hUl'r, John ItSandel', l\IarlinBander:::, HollI'rt J.Rand~tt'om, 1\'111'Rnnue::::::, H:IlI:<Sarin. Louis .Sarye...' , Grm1t :\;Suwclon• .Tohn ".R'chutt. WillH'llllSchutz, 'Vi]li:llllSchWUll..Tohn G.Seinel',lIIlllhi: l :<Seller:::, At'l hill' M.Selness,1.lo;\,(1.1. :tL::;h.:lckloek. Ha lllon:::ihal'pc, Edward A.

SheelyIJames H.Shenton, Edgar E,Shodeu, Jonas A.ShoIas, Albert W.Shout:;, J C!:ise A.Silverberg, HaroldSippo, AHt~ony 'V.Skinner, ClIfford H.Small. Jay .A;., Jr.Smalo, GUlll'lei J.Smith, Arthur p,.Smith, GJbert::).Smith, ~<ll·v.n L.Smith, tildllCY B.Smith, Stunley K.Smith Walter L.Smith: 'Vill,umSohnen, ArthurSorcni:ic, Henry G.SOl'cn::;cn, :::loreu P.Sodano, D.Spangler, Charles H.Brui!;:, Juhn J.Steen, H:l,l'ol~ l\i.Stoever, Curtu; H.Storck, RolJel'~ J. .Storkel'sen, NikolaI,Streamer, Merlin J.Streiffcr, Edward L.Strickland. EarlSunderland, CharlesTalts, MikkelTnnerel, Murk G.Tarpey, !\l<lt'tin F.

';''l'aylor, Claude L.'Taylor, Edward A.;'Taylor, Edward E.~ylor, JlllHCS R.~ylor, John M.ced, lJonald R.hames, Elliott C.horoas, Herman O.

rop~on, Oharles L.rolison, Howard '1'.OlIJSOIl, Lloydmp:;o.l, Luuis A.

hit en, Jolm H.ilfordJ Hed'el·t M.-mUnsoll, Jamesiming~ell, .Jolin E.

nit Biagiog', Donn ld P.ct, Dltlmon P.

nn, Francis E.1'lnn, Vcntouro00, Dnvid A.Db:, Chnl'1csSllUS. ,V:l1<1emn l'ernack. Ellwanl J.k, Robert H., .11'.b, Richard '1'.

tor, HerlH:'rt '1'.fOrN, .IoflcphtOil, Dewitt S.

,Benjamtn N.,'Ru!'I!'Iell M.

WillinmC.,1\ urI R.

PllUl~Willinm M,

!rlllllt, Vaino,Normanu8M.

" Wil1;nm A.William II'.

,M, James M.,George M.'!lcnr;r G.•.Jr.Jtohert W.

InfarlO., .Tt-.corgo M.lomns "\V

hnR .:lI, Richard W!l~n.B., .Jr..

ewton A.Felix W.

Anderson, Karl G.Aderson, Warren M.Beck, ThomasBentsen, AlfredBergman, Emest H.Bevl1aqua, OttoBledsoe, AnthonyBrown, I\Itl1'vin R.Butzing', Edward K.Caley, CharlesCarlson, Carl E.Child, Richard P.Christensen, AlbertChurch, Henry H.Clausen, Arnold M.Clearwater, Leland V.Coffey, EarlCrabbe, 'Vmiam D.lJnhll,,'"l'en, Donald 0,Drake, J ame::; A.Dreier., David C.Elliott, Lee E.]!'abri, Charles H.Fischer, Julius M.:B'riedlander. WilliamFritz, Ronald C.Goodw,n, 'Villis E.Graves, Orie F.Green, D. LloydGriffin, Dan A.Hagel', E'orest W.Hagglund J. A.Harl.1ie, Wulluce C.Harmon, Francis G.Hart, George B.Hnscheclt, \Valter C.Helleren, AlfredHendershott, Eugene J.Horsmon. RaymondHorton, Luther C.Jarvis, At'mistead J.Johansen, Terje A.J obllson, HarryJohnson, Martin E.Johnson, Peter.T.Klahn, KadKlotz, Albin H.Landry, PaulO.Lan:;:sea, SamuelI./nd, John N.Linch'as, William J.Living~toll,Edward J.Loibl, Harlan F.i\Iagruder, Edward W.Mathew~,Rohert R.McClain, GlenMcGarigle, John E.i\1cMi-Ilan, Gilman C.Meriwether. W"lliam C.MidrUeton, GuthrieMoldrem, Jo~ellh A.Montague, GusMOl'ris, Phillip C.Nelson, AxelNf'l~on, DrHlg'las N.N:clf'en, Hf'nry.J.Nils~on,H tl ~o W.Nordhf'rg', Mnrtin D.Norton. John L.Nyman, J ohlm H.Ol~en, JacobOlson, William D.Parri~h, 'l'heodorePatmont, Harold B.Pearson, .Tf'hn D.Pennoyer, HoracePetersen, Charles E.Pier~on, 'Yilliflln E.Piland. Jpromf' L.Pitt. GOl'clon W.Plant. James G.Ramsby, LawrenceRichter, .IUliURRohert~on. 'Villimn F.Robinson, JohnRoehl, Hans E.Runge, Wilhelm H.Rehutz. WilliamScutt, N. D.Seffert, Alhert E.Sexton, Paul R.~li:inne1', CliffordSlattcn, ClarenceSmestad, ~r g-varrlSoriano, Milton H.

Sprights, James R.Steen, 1!'redI::>torkersen, Nikolai K.Thomas, James: L.'l'onnesen, Johannes N.Tweeddale, Dualle 1$.Warren, Edward E.'Vasch, Henry A.West, Carl R.West, 'Villiam M.White, Frank W."Vie, AntonWinkler, Edward F.Wisecup, :B'rank E.York, Ellis D.Zimmerman, John

STATES STEAMSHIP

Adamo, VitoAdamson, Robert K.Aitkens, Arthur W.Allen, Frank L.Allen, JamesAmber, Michael G.Amdal, HansAmderson. DamelAnderson, Gustof A.Anderson, Howard R.Anderson. N. E.Anderson, Uno E.Armitstead, Ray S.Arms, Percy C.A!>h, William O.Bain, Joseph A.Battaglieri, J oSf'phBauln, Gaston F.Beaman, Robert O.Beland, Tlwmas J.Bentsf'n, AlfredBerg, NelsBergman, El'llst H.Blair, Roy P.Bland, Thurston J.Bow(Tf'n. .Tacit R.Bl'ucli:y. L.Bratrud. Otto M.Bridg'e, Lf'onarclBrown, Mill'vin R.Ruling', William ,r.Burch, Lf'onard D.Burger, Walter E.Campbell, Hlll'l'YCamphpll, Willnrd E.Card, Harry A.Carlberg, wm'am G,Carh:on, Carl E.Carroll, Charles R.Chrigty, Axel B.Clarl" Irving A.Collins, Ra~'m()nd H.Uonnolly, William P.Cook, Melvin R.Cosper, Herhert N.Courneen, F. D.Crosg. FI'ankCull, Edward F.Dahlgl'en, Donald O.DallaR, Roy H.Daniel::;on, AxelDavies, Jame~ "V.Delaney, Leo E.Delfs, Detler H.Denkert, Herman A.DeRose, Ennis N.Devereaux, ELlrl L.D'anus, WilliamDinsmore, Walter W.lJix, Chnrles V.Do!!:;, Fraud::; W.Donnelly, Lloyd A.Dooley, Halph C.Dreyer, Karl O.Dunn, John E.Dyne::;, Arthur L.Eaton, !s:mc N.Egilbert, Robert N.Ekholm, AugustElliott, Ben :$.Elliott, Lee E.Emerson. Arthur H.Ericl,son, Theoc]ore W.Fargo, S'(lnpvFarrell, Walter H.

lj'ielder. James R.Fischer, Alfred G.lNscher, JUlius M.Fisher, John W.Flitherty, DamelFleck, \VllliamlPord, S. V.Feed, Donald R.:B'ullmer, l,;ay H.Garrison, harold V.Gary, RolJert M.Gibson, Ralph.l!J.Glass, J osevh A.Goodwin, 'Vill,s E.Gore, Richard A.Grant, Max O.Grass, Charles W.Graves, Ode FloydGreen, D. LloydHagglund, Justin A.Halford, Charles J.Hall, FredericltHanning, Bruce R.Hansen, EmanuelHansen. OleHardie, Wallace C.Harmon, :B'rancis G.Huroldson.lJonald C.Harrison, Clarence 1\.[.Harrison, FrederickHascheek, Walter U.Haugen, Odd O.Heacox, Hucine L.Heffner, E. R.Helfrich, George W.Hellund, Willie B.Hendersoll. NatHendricksl·n. GlennHeruerg, Ernest 1!'.Herre, AIlJel't L.Hill, Vinton D.Ho!mnsoll, Clarence A.Holland, Dav,d A.Holst, vVillil1Il1 B.Holston, :WImer H.bOltll, lJidl'iekHorslmrg'h, Thomas E.Howe, Roy W.Hunt. Edwin H.lIes, Lowell ,V.Ingram, John E.hey, 'WYlItt D.J aenke, Henry H.Jensen, Paul E.Johnson, AlbertJohnson. GI'el-\"orJohnson, Hal'oldJoh"n~oll, Harold O.Karell, John I-I.Kelly, Ha!ph C.Keoll, D. O.Kidd, Edwnrd R.Kinnari, Sulo 'V.Koonse, O. E.Krantz, HI'Ol' N.Larsen, E(hvard W.Larsen, Henry V.Leavitt, HI'uce A.Lelo, Herhert n.Lewis, Wilmer F.Lissy, Vel'nOll A.Loder, Geol'ge, Jr.Longac-re, Jame!> C.Longacre, Jesse D.Lynch, Jame~:MacLeod, .John M.Madsen, ChrisMugai, Harold A.Magnu:::f'on, Jack H.Mann, Cl:l1'f'nce A.Mansell. John I-I.Maroni, .rncl< E.l\Ial'thalIel', Alpx J.Martin. Llovd M.Mass, Henry G.Mas~imi,Rohpl't F.McCoy, Gpol'ge C.McDougall, G. R.McGuire. Gporge W.McLeod. How,'U'd D.McMillan, G'lman C.McNaught. Rohert R.McNelley, George H.Meadowcroft. Harry E.Mechan, Frank

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Tells Why Local 9 RejectedAtlantic Dry Cargo Contract

By E. W. SIMMONS, PatrolmanThe membership of Local No.9 recently rejected

the A.M.M.L's offer of a new Atlantic and GulfDry Cargo Agreement, as we feel it does not reflectthe desires of the membership as a whole.

In June of 1953 we began consulting M. M. & P.members aboard the vessels arriving in this portas to their views of the present contract and sug­gestions for changes necessary to make it morebeneficial to the membership.

The date of the preliminary meeting and thenegotiations did not give the Locals sufficient timeto align their policies which is necessary in a mat­ter of such importance, so therefore we were op­posed to negotiations being held at this time.

We instructed our delegate, Floyd T. Gaskins,of the desires of the membership contacted andwe unanimously approved his not signing the Con­tract offered by the steamship companies. We feelthis so-called new Contract amounts to no morethan a wage increase for which we in turn areobligated to be governed by for another year.

Our main concern in Local No. 9 is primarilythe same as all other Locals, that of providingemployment for members of the M. M. & P. whichwe believe would be greatly alleviated if we hadobtained four mates on all ships, and would bebeneficial also to the steamship companies if theyhad taken time to look into this matter. We alsowanted 30 days vacation a year to be administeredby theM. M. &P.

The present clarifications to become a part of

Fy

Calif. Eastern

Z06.

"Your father just got his repayraise. sonow we're going tofew retroaelive meaJ81"

Buss, PeterKnafiich, Louis John, Jr.

Nelson, Walter J.Poole, ThomasRich. James C.Seffert, Alhf'rt E.Vendshus, 'Valdemar

Co]amnrino, JamE'sConnt>ll, l'\orman H.Gushlff, LeRli{' R.MC'Cnhf', .JoRt>llh J.

Pac.~At1. Sea Trans.

'I'hoUlpson, Lloyd C.'l'ietfen, John H.'I'it·, Leonard'l'ompldns, Lawl'ence ~'.

'I'm'plnnd, JaIm E.Tritton, John'l'weedclale, Duane S.Van Patten, John K.Vend~hu~, \Valdemal"Vinsell~, GustaveVogel. '1'. H.Wall,1{pynold A.WareI, Ben amill lS'.'Yarel, Bllge-ne O.\Yurel, Rusl'::plll\I.\Yehe-l', BE'l'llllrdWP~t. William M.White, Afll'ian C.Whiton. Charle-s B.\Yiclceluhl. AlhertWiebe, Hubert P.Wiik, Alf A.Wilken, W. G.WinMr, AliVil'Vol'l'ell, Kenneth"\Vright, H.obert W.Wra:;', George B.Yarbrough, WalterZimmerman, John

this Agreement, along with clarifications onseniority clause of the present Agreement.

Three Junior Third Mates on all Marine tships.

These are the maj or issues we submittednegotiations and we feel had negotiationscarried out at the proper time, we could havetained an Agreement that the membership wan

Our first concern should be to representmembership afloat, who are in no position to resent themselves, so therefore, we consider 10 dto ratify an Agreement is by no means suffietime to allow the entire membership to exptheir desires, and is contrary to the intent ofNational Constitution.

So Brothers, let the future be guided by theWe have again been duped by the steamshippanies, so next year let's go all-out for the Ament the membership needs and wants.

Sink or Swim"Sink or swim," as the saying goes,Is good enough for most of thoseWho never learn and seldom tr)'To make their eye a sailor's eye;Who scorn the forces of the seaAnd laugh at those within the lee,Yet, knowing naught of sailor p01ver,Hang simple hope on a lucley hour;Happy the sailor who knows his partAnd gives free passage to his ar!. .Wise the seaman whose happy triPIs sure because of seamanship.

Raediker, Adolf H.Ragan, :::;tephen E.Rallcich, Christ A.Rasmussen, Dud J.Richnrus, Lawrence·Richter, JuliusRitter, George E.Robarts, Vincent O.Robert:,::, Virgil J.Ro~as, Miguel B.Rose, HaroMHasen, OSCllr n.RORen, RigwaluRouse, John D.Rowland, LyndonSawdon, John W.Shadull. Bernard E.Shortridge. Fredericl, lJ.Simoneau, J ('an A.Sloan, John L.Smedstad, Rig"ardSmith, Daniel W.Smith, Hurry D.Smith, James P.Smith, JORevh C.Soostad, A.Soriano, Max D.Spar. NilsStewart, Joe K.Stoe-vel', Curtis H.8tol'l,f'l'spn, Nikolia IeStorvik, r~arsStrom, 'WalterSullivan, .lohn P.Surratt, Har\'E'Y J.Taylor. John M:.Taylor, Thomas E.

Meeker, Lionel C.Midgett, Louis H.Minelli, Godfl'e.r W.l\litchell, Richard B.l\loldl'em, Jo::;evh A.Moore, J. P.Moore, "\Villiam J.Mullikin, 'I'homus S.l\lurchison, DonaldKelson, D. N.l\elso11, Kuuigh H.rl:e}:>;, Louisl\t'wman, George F.!\ichuhmn, 'Vaiter J.NicI,e-I}:en, Colin:Nordherg, .Jan K.O·Brien. Jam(>s A,O'Callaghllll, C. J.O·Connt'll. M. W.Orsen, Alhert 'V.O:-;terhoudt, Arthur R.Purl', Ben "amin D"'.PllUpper, Rtanle-yPeal,e, RolJPrt S.Pearson, ArvidPearf'.on, Axel W.Pearson, John D.PE'rsJ::on, N. G.Pett;>rson, NoahPe-tel'son, Richard F.Petterson, Eelwfil'dPbilipnsen, John C.Piel, Rf'inholtPitts. RavPollack. ThomasPool(>, Thomm:;POf'::e-r. Elmer W.

Captains Karlis Vesde and Carl John~son uncover 40,825 bushels of wheat

in barge.

'1 rimmers use powered shovel-boards,and clam buckets raise wheat from

barge hold.

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RAILROADS, as well as ships; recentlyserved the Department of Agriculture

in an unusual transportation of stored ma­tured wheat from overflowing granaries forstorage in vessels of the laid up fleet in theHudson River off New York City and in thewaters off Baltimore and Norfolk.

The Pennsylvania Railroad is one of fourlines which moved to New York 18 millionbushels of grain from elevators that had tobe emptied quickly to make room for a newbumper crop. All of it was acquired by theCommodity Credit Corporation at the ex­piration of farmers' price-support loans onApril 30, last. The Pennsylvania Railroadcarried 25 per cent of it from Buffalo andthe Midwest. Most of the shipments werehauled to the railroad's grain transfer houseat Greenville, N. J., unloaded, weighed, ele­vated into grain barges and towed by tugsto the Company's deep water Pier H, JerseyCity, where floating elevators of the Inter­national Elevator Company transferred itto the reserve vessels which had been cleanedand fumigated and outfitted with grain ven­tilating units to prevent spoilage "fromdampness and heat. Then the ships, whoseengines had been sealed, were towed to theiranchorage at Jones Point.

The entire storage program required 125Liberty ships each with a capacity of 215,­000 bushels of grain, distributed in fiveholds.

Seventy-five ships came from the HudsonRiver fleet and 50 from the James Riverlaid-up fleet.

Wheat

ain . ~"" .f barge ~led up at floating elevator for trans­cr of grU,n to reserve Liberty ship.

'Mothballing'Boatmen Aid in

F. J. Kazmarli, barge captain for 33years, spreads wheat in hold for, balanced load.

LABOR'S PROGRESS REVIEWED LBy GEORGE MEANY, President, AIIlerican Federation of Labor C

iAtCoAcAdAeAllAI<AllAnAnAnAnAnArArAsAtAtBaBh

',Bli1<oo

Attempts by selfish iterests to destroy socialscurity, under the guise'extending its benefit'scuttling of the housiprogram, originally setto see that working mand women could rentbuy proper homesprices within their rangthe giveaway of our ntural resources; suicidecreases in our natiodefense program - 'these and other isst!have forced us into POtics.

If working men a:women are not to be,helpless victims of selinterests they mustan active part in politoday, on the local,state, and the natiolevel. They have no aI,

THE MASTER, MATE A"

native,Naturally we have many affirmative inter

too, We of the American Federation of L'are proud that we pioneered in the movementfree, public, compulsory education for chi!but we realize today that we need to see that ,educational advantages are available to chi!no matter in what state they live, and thaters are paid a more just wage. We wantthat an end comes to discrimination which d,some persons equal opportunities,

Task Is Staggering

We want social security extended to thosehave been so far denied it, and we want torealistically adj usted to the increased cOoting, We want health insurance so that noneed fear to call a doctor when he or some m,of the family falls ill, We want to carryhousing programs to which Congress one,mitted itself. We want to protect our.resources from those who want to explOl,.for their own private gain, We want to slevied according to ability to pay, Westrong and efficient defense system,

Our interests today go far across the"too. Today we are united with workers!nations all over the globe, seeking to Prights that workers have gained in some c~

(Continued on page Ii)

On this Labor Day,1953, the more than eightmillion members of theAmerican Federation ofLabor may well pause andconsider how far we havecome, what responsibili­ties we have assumed, andwhat we may do to helpmOV3 forward to a morepeaceful and happier to­morrow.

When the AmericanFederation of Labor wasfounded three-quarters ofa century ago, its leadersand members concentratedupon a few simple ob­jectives. The growingstrength of industrialistsand the public prejudicesagainst unions in thosedays made difficult the at­tainment of even thesefundamental aims.

We had to battle for the very right to organize.We had to establish OUr right to strike. Some per­sons even today would deny these rights, but theyare few in number compared with those in thefirst hard days of organizing.

Came a Long Way

We have come a long way since then. It is nowmore definitely established that working men andwomen have not only a right but a duty to organizeand use economic weapons to obtain more ade­quate and just wages and more safe workingconditions.

Of course, in saying that this is an acknowl­edged 'right, we cannot lose sight of the Taft­Hartley Act, which grew out of modern anti-laborprejudices, and which increases antagonisms rath­er than decreases them. As we have all said re­peatedly, this is an unjust law, and until it is re­placed or amended substantially to allow tradeunions to function effectively, we cannot feel thatlabor's just rights have been recognized in thiscountry.

At the same time, changes in national and worldeconomic, social and political conditions have vast­ly enlarged the scope of our interests and respon­sibilities. Legislation like the Taft-Hartley Act inWashington and the union-busting so-called "rightto work" bills in the states have obliged workingmen and women to go into politics.

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List Companies UnderDry Cargo Agreement

Following is a list of companies covered by theAtlantic and Gulf Coast Dry Cargo and Passengercompanies agreement:Aetium Shipping Corporation"Advance Steamship Corp.Aeolian Steamship Corp.

, Albatross Steamship Co., Inc.Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc."Alliance Steamship Corp.American Foreign Steamship Corp.*American Merchant Marine Steamship Corp.American Union Transport, Inc.'Amherst Steamship Corp.Anchor Steamship Corp.Arc Steamship Corporation'Arrow Steamship Company, Inc.'Astra Steamship Corporation

'" Atlantic Cargo Carriers Corp.*( Atlantic Carriers, Inc.; Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.

BIackchester Lines, Inc.':Blidberg Rothchild Co., Inc.'"'Bloomfield Steamship Company'Boise-Griffin Agencies Corp."'Bournemouth Steamship Corp.'

. H. Bull & Company, Inc.

. L. Burbank & Company Ltd."almar Steamship Corporationarras (U.S.A.) Ltd.entral Gulf Steamship Corp."lifton Steamship Corporationompass Steamship Corporationoral Steamship Corporation'"'chmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc."olphin Steamship Corporation (Triton).lphin Steamship Corporation

Nat'l Shipping & Trading Corp.).prac Shipping Corporation(pric Shipping & Trading Corp.ilver Steamship Company, Inc.

rans CorporationIe Ocean Transport Corp.te~n Steamship Lines, Inc.'

. ,Harbor Trading Corporation"on Steamship Corporation

Shipping CorporationIsior Steamship Corporation'outh Steamship Corp.*,II Lines, Inc.".' Steamship Corporation.1 Navigation Co., Inc.I Tramp, Inc.III Navigation Corp."Line, Inc.".wave Steamship Corp."argo Carriers Corp.

Gulf Range Steamship Corp.Gulf & South American Steamship Co., Inc.*Insular Steamship Corp."Intercontinental Steamship Corp.International Navigation Co., Inc.Isbrandtsen Company, Inc.Isthmian Steamship CompanyJupiter Steamship Corp."Kea Steamship Corp.Liberty Navigation, Inc.Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc."Maine Steamship Corp.Marine Interests Corporation*Marine Navigation Company'"Marine Transport Lines, Inc.'Martis Shipping CorporationMar-Trade CorporationMercadoI' Trading, Inc.Merchants Steamship Corp""Metro Steamship CorporationMississippi Shipping Co., Inc.'"Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc."Mystic Steamship Division*Eastern Gas & Fuel AssociatesNational Shipping & Trading Corp.National Waterways CompanyNew York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co."North American Shipping & Trading Co.*North Atlantic Carriers CorporationNorth Atlantic & Gulf Steamship Co., Inc."Northeastern Steamship Corp."North Seas Navigation Corp.'"Ocean Carriers, Inc.Ocean Shipping, Inc.Ocean Transportation Co., Inc.Oceanic Waterways Corp."Omega Shipping Corp."Orion Shipping & Trading Co., Inc."Oro Navigation CompanyOverseas Navigation Corp.Pacific Cargo Carriers Corp.*Pacific Waterways Corp.'"Pan Cargo Shipping CorporationPan-Oceanic Navigation Corp.Pan Oceanic Steamship Corp."Pantransit Steamship Corp.'"Paroh Steamship CorporationPegor Steamship CorporationPeninsular Navigation Corp. '"Phoenix Steamship Corporation"Polarus Steamship Co., Inc.'Prudential Steamship Corp.*Puerto Rico Marine CorporationSaxon Steamship Company'Seafarer Steamship Corp.*Seas Shipping Company, Inc.'

(Robin Line)Seatraders, Inc.Seatrain Lines, Inc. '"

* Negotiated by A.M.M.I.

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"Is that a promise, Senator; or willyou really do something about it?"

Western Navigation Corp.Whitehall Steamship Corp.'

With her sails squared, the three~masted schooner "Vesails from Hoboken. N. Y., for a two-month voyage toGulf of Mexico to survey the Atlantic depths. Dr.,'Maurice Ewing, director of Columbia University's LamGeological ObservatoryJ headed the expedition and issisted by Dr. J. Lamar Worzel, Associate ProfessO~~

Geology. They were accompanied by ten graduatedents. One subject of investigation was to det~r

whether the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is tYPIother ocean beds. The 553-ton steel-hulled schooner>previously served as a training ship for the Kings P,

Training Academy. "

Marcus, Victor Samuel

Born February 24, 1896-NYC

The Seamen's Church Institute of Nee,.York is holding an important message f~you.

Sea Transport Company' Tak Shipping Corporation*Seven Seas Steamship Corp. * Terrace Navigation Corp.Shepard Steamship Company' Three Oceans Steamship Corp.Shipenter Lines, Inc. Tini Steamship Company, Ltd.Southatlantic Navigation Corp.* Traders Steamship CorporationSouth Atlantic Steamship Line, Inc.*Tramar Shipping Co., Inc.*Southern Cargo Carriers Corp.' Tramp Cargo Carriers Corp.Southern S.S. Company Transfuel CorporationSprague Steamship Company' Trident Transport Corp.Standard Fruit & Steamship Co.* Triton Shipping, Inc.States Cargo Carriers Corp.* Trojan Steamship Co., Inc.States Marine Corporation* Troy Shipping Company, Inc.States Marine Corp. of Delaware* United States Lines Company'Steelcraft Steamship Corp.* United States Navigation Co., Inc.'T. J. Stevenson & Co., Inc.* Universal Cargo Carriers Corp.-Stockard Steamship Corp.* Universal Oil Carriers'Stone Steamship Corp.* Veritas Steamship Company, Inc.Stratford Steamship Corp.* Victory Carriers, Inc.*Strathmore Shipping Co., Inc. * Waterman Steamship Corp.*Sword Line, Inc. Wessel, Duval & Co., Inc.*

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George Meany's Message(Continued from page 10)

and to gain such rights for workers who have beendenied them.

We have aided the workers of France, Italy andother nations in their battle against Communism,and we have been a champion of those in Tunisia,Morocco and elsewhere who have been battlingcolonialism. We have extended our hand to thosebrave workers behind the Iron Curtain who havefaced the steel armor with their bare hands. Weplan to do whatever is within our capacity to aidthe workers in the satellite countries and in thebackward and under-developed areas of the world.

The task before us today is stag-gering. It isstill one of organizing the unorganized, of seeingthat working men and women receive just wagesand work reasonable hours. But it is one also thatrequires you who are members of the AmericanFederation of Labor to take a more active part inyour community life, to be more informed andbusier about political affairs on every level. Yourunion should still be the center of your economiclife, but in these days each of us must step tofarther and farther horizons.

Trade unions are the fundamental bastion todayof free democracy.

All of us in the American Federation of Laborare called upon to man important posts in thatbastion. On this Labor Day, each of us may wellpause and ask himself: "Am I doing all I can andshould do as my part? Am I assuming my fairshare of the increased responsibilities of the work­ing man today?"

Every member must make his or her full con­tribution to the basic objectives of our organiza­tion.

Past President H. F. Strother Dead at 79

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600,000 miles and nearly 4,000,­000 passengers without a singleaccident-and had loved everyminute of it.

"It makes me mad-mad clearthrough," he was quoted as say­ing, "to have somebody say I'vetraveled 600,000 miles and nevergot any place - Why, you seemore in one day on a ferry boatthan you do in a month on theocean."

In 1939, the Key Systsm aban­doned its ferry service and theCaptain retired to his Piedmonthome. His illness, the result ofa stroke, was of long durationand his passing leaves all whoknew him saddened.

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Sign for Last of 'Mariners'In a public ceremony on September 1, officials

of the Pacific Far East Line, Inc. signed contractsto purchase the last three of the thirty-five "Mar­iner" class vessels which are now under con­struction by the Government.

The three ships will be completed in accordancewith specifications submitted by the steamshipcompany. They are expected to go into servicenext year in Trade Route 29, between the WestCoast of the United States and the Orient.

The Federal Maritime Board is in negotiationswith several shipping lines for the sale of Marinerships, and plans are also being made to charterthe ships to United States shipping companies forcommercial use.

At the present time all Mariners are allocatedto shipping companies under general agencyagreements for the transportation of militarycargoes.

~'~~,'The "Yerba Buena,"· skippered by Capt. Strother.

Mates and Pilots of Americaduring 1929 and 1930 duringwhich time he served the organ­ization with untiring energy. Hewas secretary-manager of LocalNo. 40 for several years and hisefforts are credited with the duesof that local being established ona percentage basis, which themembers still feel is a fair andequitable basis.

Capt. Strother skippered theferry "Yerba Buena" for theKey System for 37 years. Heknew every eddy between Oak­land and San Francisco, everyquirk of the Bay's fickle weath­err every creak and groan of hisbig boat. He had logged some

San Diego Local Signsecretary-Business Manager F. J. White of Lo­No. 12, San Diego, Calif., reports substantial

liS for the members in the newly consummatedeement between the Masters, Mates and Pilotsthe San Diego & Coronado Ferry Company.ffective last May 1, a 6 per cent wage increaseme effective making the new wage scale: Cap­s, $2.61 per hour; Mates, $2.08 per hour; Li­

Bed Q. M., $1.77 per hour.he Agreement includes an improved arbitra­,clause and adds a' j ob protection clause in thetof a sale to either a municipality or a privatepany., er improvements include the extension ofeave to an accumulated 30 days and vacationts of two and three weeks.

, Agreement includes a welfare plan partial­d for by the employes and a pension plan

paid by the company. Improvements areed in these plans in future negotiations.

Brother Horace F. Strother,',past president of the NationalOrganization of Masters, Matesnd Pilots of America, veteran('rryboat skipper and devoted'ember of Local No. 40, Sanrancisco, died last month in aalnut Creek rest home at thee of 79.

,:Capt. Strother served as na­"nal president of the Masters,

Coast Guard Lists Precautions for Tankers

P OLLUTION of the navigablewaters of the United States

is a violation of the UnitedStates Statutes (43 Stat. 605;33 U. S. C. 433, 435), which ishighly detrimental to our har­bors and shores. To abate thepractice a warning and educa­tional r:oster has been preparedby the United States CoastGuard upon the recommendationof the American Petroleum andAmerican Merchant Marine In­stitutes. It is hoped that thisposter will be kept posted onevery tanker in the pump-roomas a constant reminder againstpractices which lead to oil pollu­tion. (This is not to say, how­ever, that mariners in generalneed not be concerned with oilpollution ... and its prevention.)Those tank vessels not having acopy of this poster, CG 3372,may obtain a copy upon requestfrom the nearest Coast GuardDistrict Commander.

Before Starting to Load orDischarge Cargo

A. Senior deck officer on dutyconsult with terminal cargo su­perintendent to plan details ofoperations.

B. Terminal and ship each ar­range to give the other wherepossible, 10 minutes "standby"before starting, stopping, or

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changing the rate of cargo flow.C. Senior deck officer on duty

make inspection to assure him­self that the following conditionsexist (Tanker Regulations, sec.35.35-20) :

(a) Warnings are displayedas required.

(b) No repair work in wayof cargo spaces is being carriedout without his permission.

(c) Cargo hose is properlyconnected and valves set.

(d) All cargo connections forthe loading of grade A, B, and Ccargoes have been made to ves­sel's pipe lines and not throughopen end hose in a hatch.

(e) In loading grade A, B,and C cargoes, there are no fires.or open flames present on thedeck, or in a compartment whichis located on, facing, open andadjacent to that part of the deck,on which the cargo hose is con­nected.

(f) The shore terminal orother tank vessel concerned hasreported itself in readiness tostart loading or discharging.

(g) All sea valves connectedto the cargo piping system areclosed.

(h) In loading grades A, B,and C cargoes, that an inspectionhas been made to determinewhether boiler fires can be main­tained with reasonable safety.

(i) In loading grades A, B,and C cargoes, that an inspectionhas been made to determinewhether galley fires can be main­tained with reasonable safety.

(j) In loading grades A, B,and C cargoes, that an inspectionhas been made to determinewhether smoking may be per­mitted with reasonable safety.If smoking is permitted, thatspaces have been designated forthat purpose.

(k) On tank ships the con­struction or conversion of whichis started on or after July 1,1951, which are to load or dis­charge grade A cargo, all open-

ings in the top of the tanks, ex­cept the branch vent lines andcovers to ullage hole soundingpipes, are tightly closed.

(I) On tank ships the con­struction or conversion of whichis started on or after July 1,1951, which are to load or di...charge grade A cargo, the method for determining the Iiquilevel in the tank without openinullage holes, cargo hatches, orButterworth plates is in propeorder.

When Handling Ballast

A. Become familiar with twording of the Oil Pollution A1924 (33 U. S. C. 433-5).

B. Subject to the provisioof the above:

(a) Discharge as much blast water as possible at 5

preferably 50 miles or moreshore which distance maymodified under favorable cantions of current and tide withdanger of polluting coastaltel's.

(b) If ballast brought iport must be discharged INTHE HARBOR wash downSEA the tank~ and pipeliused for this ballast whenpossible and NOTE THIS FJ\IN LOG. ~

(c) When ballast is d.charged into harbors it 8houl4discharged "OVER THE 'l'qwhere it may be constantly~

THE MASTER, MATE AND p.~

spected, and not through pumproom sea connections.. (d) WHEN TAKING ON

BALLAST IN HARBORSSTART CARGO PUMPS BE­FORE OPENING PUMP ROOM

,SEA VALVES.

When Loading Cargo,A. See that all scuppers on"'"the main deck are plugged." B. SECURELY CLOSE AND

ASH ALL PUMP ROOM SEAALVES AND STERN DIS­HARGE VALVES (if any).',C. Agree in advance with theerminal Cargo Superintendenthat the MAXIMUM LOAD­G RATE is to be.

'D. Start loading at reducedding rate.

E. Inspect cargo hose, setting,valves (especially STERN~CHARGE VALVES if any) ,. of oil into proper tanks and

. bar silrface near pump roomvalves, BEFORE INCREAS­

GLOADING RATE." Increase loading rate grad­

to agreed maximum.•• Make same inspection toi-e satisfactory condition at'mum loading rate.;> Make frequent inspectionnrbor surface near pump

sea valves and in way of,tanks, between ship and~nd under stern.

RILE LOADING:.•Do not permit other jobs~ons to unnecessarily di­ttention away from the

Operation.e certain that the mostced man supervises theportant part of the load-

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ing operation, namely REGULA­TION OF THE FLOW OF OIL.

J. During the loading ofgrade A cargo on tank ships,construction or conversion ofwhich is started on or after July1, 1951, keep all openings in tank

.tops except branch vent linesand covers to ullage hole sound­ing pipes tightly closed exceptfor such brief periods of time asmay be ~ecessary for sampling,taking temperatures of tank con­tents, checking the accuracy ofgaging devices, or sighting levelof liquid surface. Such tankships must be fitted with a ventheader system of sufficient 'ca­pacity as to be able to carry offall displaced air and vapors dur­ing the loading of cargo tankswithout opening ullage plates,cargo hatches, etc. (TankerRegulations, Sec. 32.55-20 (b)(4.) )

When "Topping Off" CargoA. Reduce the loading rate if

necessary.B. Remetnber that the closing

off of one tank increases the rateof flow into other open tanks.

C. Remember that as the 'ship"goes by the stern" the rate offlow increases into after tankswhich are open.

D. Remember that when shipis "by the stern" or, when shiphas considerable "sheer," for­ward loaded tanks put a head onafter partly loaded tanks.

E. When closing valves, seatthe valve hard, then open it aturn or two to wash away anyscale which may be under thegate, then close the valve hardagain.

F. Remember that the rate offlow into any tank which is near­ly full can be quickly reduced byopening forward and after tanksheld until last for trimming, or,opening a midship tank whichmay be held until last for thispurpose.

G. Remember that the mostexperienced man should be reg­ulating the loading rate and thathe should not go on the dock toread the draft or permit his at­tention to be diverted from load­ing for other reasons. Send an-

other man to read the draft.Postpone if possible other lessimportant duties.

H. After tank valves havebeen closed check frequently theliquid level in the tank to be sureit is not rising due to a leakingvalve, etc.

I. When shutting down theloading of the ship, try to givethe dock man a 10-minute"standby."

When DIscharging CargoA. Be certain that pump room

sea valves AND ESPECIALLYSTERN DISCHARGE VALVES(if fitted and not ·in use) aresecurely closed and lashed. In­spect stern discharge valves (ifany) when discharging startsand after full working pressurehas been reached.

B. Start cargo pumps slowly.C. Observe cargo hose fre­

quently to be certain it is proper­ly supported and that it does notget between ship and doele .

D. Increase pump speed (ordischarge rate) to build upworking pressure slowly.

E. During the discharging op­eration observe, from time totime, the cargo system operatingpressure and the cargo hose andits connections for possible leak­age.

F. Observe conditions in thepump-room at frequent inter­vals.

G. Be prepared to STOP DIS­CHARGING on short noticefrom the dock.

H. Keep drip pans under hoseconnections and when discharg­ing is completed and hose is dis­connected take the necessaryprecautions to see that hose (if

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THE MASTER, MATE A

fore. Each ship has its peculiarities, each crew its own procdure and methods.

B.. Keep ship's lines hove tauPay special attention to sprilines in narrow channels.

C. At terminals on narrochannels be prepared to "blodown" by whistle signal, vesspassing with excessive speeWhere surging may take placbe prepared to reduce or stoloading or discharging on shonotice.

them before thesigned.

In this hemisphere,schooner survives mainlyyacht, performing with crraces against more model'ing rigs. A few old, tiremercial schooners hangChesapeake Bay, thaMaryland law which saysmay be dredged only und

Commercial schoonersan important figure in tIndies. Dozens of them,ing a few of the old Glo'fishing vessels, carrythrough the warm seadent they still have a feyears before they tooplaced by the unromanfrei~hters that doomedo

their sisters.

Marblehead schooner of the late 17th century.

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gaging devices, or sighting levelof liquid surface. Such tankships are fitted with a vent head­er system of sufficient capacityas to be able to admit a sufficientsupply of air to replace the cargobeing pumped out.

General PrecautionsA. When joining the ship in­

quire of other officers with re­gard to loading and dischargingprocedure, even though you mayhave served on similar ships be-

Schooners survived the steamcompetition which finished thesquare-rigged successors to theclippers, but succumbed to theinternal combustion engine. Be­tween World Wars, the Glouces­ter and Nova Scotia sail fleetsdisappeared one by one-sold in­to the Caribbean, lost at sea andnot replaced, or converted· topower.

The big Maine-built, three­and four-masted coastwiseschooners, thrifty carriers oflumber and coal, would havevanished also except for WorldWar II. Those that still re­mained afloat were called backinto service on the West Indiesruns. Shipwreck, enemy actionand overwork killed the last of

North and South Claim Schooner's Origin

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part of ship's equipment) doesnot drain into harbor.

I. During the discharging ofgrade A cargo from tank ships,the construction or conversion ofwhich is started on or after July1, 1951, keep all openings in tanktops except branch vent linesand covers to ullage hole sound­ing pipes tightly closed, exceptfor such brief periods of time asmay be necessary for sampling,taking temperatures of tank con­tents, checking the accuracy of

The schooner was born inColonial times and still goes itshandy, weatherly way as hand­some yacht or able workboat.

To fit the definition "schoon­er," a vessel can be any size SO

long as it has two or more mastsand carries a "fore-and-aft" rig.In such a rig, the sails are at­tached by their leading edges tothe masts and therefore setparallel to the axis of the hull.On a square-rigger, sails bend tospars which cross the masts atright angles and hence lie na­turally athwartships.

Men of Gloucester, Mass.,claim they "invented" andnamed the schooner rig. TheSouth disputes the claim. Wher­ever they originated, earlyAmerican schooners had to befast. Foreign powers jealouslydominated the seas, leavingmainly such illicit trades assmuggling, slave-running anddownright piracy open to Yan­kee sailormen.

Survived Steam

So successful was the schoonerrig that from the Revolution on,it always far outnumbered theAmerican square-riggers. TheGrand Banks fisheries were con­ducted in schooners. Schoonerschased pirates for the UnitedStates Navy, hunted seals on theWest Coast, and carried the bulkof American coastwise cargoes.They traded in every ocean,without the publicity given theclippers.

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IN CASE OF

COURT OR

HEARING?

:'1f;~ there is a casualty, regardless of who isat fault, you officers must take the blame.

?And this frequently results in your license being sus­. nded, if not revoked.

tested type of insurance ... issued only to American.erchant officers . . . offers these benefits in event of

a shipping casualty:

1. Legal assistance at the investigation or trial.2. Protection against loss of wages, should your

license be REVOKED or SUSPENDED.:3. Protection against loss of the difference in

wages should your license be reduced to alower grade.Protection against loss of personal effects andinstruments from shipwreck.

special policies are underwrittengroup formed by four of America's~ ~nd most prominent iosurance

DIes: iEtna Insurance Co., Auto­Ie, Insurance Co., Hartford Fire

nee Co., and Home Insurance Co.,,:wide protection against such cas- '\:<==;.;;'"that can happen to all who follow the sea.

Telephones:

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Please send me details of policy.

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When Is a Ship a Boat?Even old sailors are confounded with this

question.

In windjammer days a ship was a three-masted,full-rigged vessel. Other vessels were barks,schooners, brigs, etc., according to their rig..

Landlubbers at sea make themselves conspicu­ous by calling a vessel a boat.

Sailors say that ouly the small fry of harborcraft are called boats. Yet, a 600-foot ship onthe Great Lakes is called an ore boat. And thereare fire boats, excursion boats and river boats­all of which are sizable, powerful vessels.

MERCHANT MARINE SCHOOL01 the SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE of NEW YORK

25 South Street, New York 4. N. Y.

BOwling Green 9-2110

Founded 1916

Licensed by the State of New York

COURSES FOR ALL GRADE LICENSES-Deck end Engine

NEW YORK HARBOR PILOTAGE

Instructions to unlicensed personnel (Deck and Enginel for

endorsoments to their certificates.

SEMI·PRIVATE TUTORING

JATONCANVAS

DECKSNo Painting

TARPAULINSNo Re-waterproofing

BOAT COVERSNo Holes

AWNINGSNo Bltrning

GUARANTEED-REPAIHS FREE

Marine Canvas Supply Corporation700-6 Court Street, -BROOKLYN

Branches: ~ew Orleans, Boston and San FranciscoT. A. O'NEILL, President

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National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America

PAST PRESIDENTS

National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America

LIST OF EXECUTIVESWith Their Addresses-Connected ,,,-ith the

National Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America

23. CAPT. CURTIS B. MOSLEYColumbia River Bar Pilots, Foot of lIth St.•

Astoria, Oreg.

24. CAPT. CHAS. A. CLEVELANDRoom 5, 204 East Bay St., Jacksonville, Fla.

25. W. H. GRIFFITHStandard Life Bldg., Room 1000, 4th Ave. & Smithfield St.,

Pittsburgh 22, Pa.

27. CAPT. J. W. WATSONP. O. Box 2233, Cristobal, Canal Zone

28. E. A. ADAMSRoom 725, Cotton Belt Bldg., 408 Pine St., St. Louis 2,

Mo. (Phone: CEntral 1836)

30. CAPT. W. C. HEARONP. O. Box 493, Balboa, Canal Zone

36. CAPT. W. L. WALLS40 East Bay St., Savannah, Ga.

40. CAPT. J. A. GANNONRoom 14, Ferl'y Bldg., San Francisco 11, Calif.

47. CAPT. ROLLA R. JOHNSON13210 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Heights 18, Ohio

74. CAPT. WM. SANTOSc/o Pilots' Office, 2 North Adgers Wharf, Charleston, S. C.

88. CAPT. A. E. OLIVERl05~107 Washington St., New York 6, N. Y.(Phone: Whitehall 3~0740)

85. CAPT. L. E. HAWKINSc/o Pilots' Office, Bulkhead Pier No.7, San Francisco.

Calif.

90. CAPT. J. A. CROSS209 California St., San Francisco 11, Calif.(Phone: Garfield 1_8177)

Apprentice Local, No.1

RAYMOND MALEY105~7 Washington St., New York 6, N. Y.

Apprentice Local, No. 2CAPT. FLOYD T. GASKINS

Rm. 600, Portlock Bldg., 109 W. Tazewell St..Norfolk la, Va.

Apprentice Local, No.3E. A. ADAMS

725 Cotton Belt Bldg., 408 Pine St., St. Louis 2, Mo.

Apprentice Local, No.5

CAPT. ROLLA R. JOHNSON13210 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Heights 18, Ohio

CAPT. FRED C. BOYER (1930 to 1936), Philadelphia,Pa.

CAPT. JAMES J. DELANEY (1936 to 1944), Jersey City,N. J.

CAPT. H. MARTIN (1944 to 1946), New York, N. Y.CAPT. E. W. HIGGINBOTHAM (1946 to 1948), Mobile,

Ala.CAPT. C. F. MAY (1948-1952), San Francisco, Calif.

CAPT. HAROLD T. LONGMOREDistrict Deputy of the Panama Canal,P. O. Box 493, Balboa, Canal Zone

CAPT. JOHN M. BISHOPNational Secretary-Treasurer,I.l20 New York Ave., N. W., Washington 5, D. C.

CAPT. J. A. GANNONNational Vice President,Room 14, Feny Bldg., San Francisco 11. Calif.

GEOR~E HAVILANDAppl"entice Vice President,521 West 51st St., New York 19, N. Y.

CAPT. ROLLA R. JOHNSONNational Vice President,13210 Cedar Rd., Clevl;'lund Heights 18, Ohio

1. CAPT. GEO. EISENHAUER10';_7 Wa~hington St., New York 6, N. Y.(Phone: Bowling Green 9·4766)

2. WILLIAM l\1ISUNAS240 S. 'Third St., Philadelphia 6, Pa.

3. CAPT. C. DEMOOY829 Pavonia Ave.• Jersey City 6, N. J.(Phone: Henderson 5.6679)

4. CAPT. P. L. MITCHELL105 North Jackson St., Mobile, Ala.(Phone: 2~1294)

5. CAPT. EDWARD E. DAVIES86 Weyhosset St., Providence, R. 1.(Phone: UNion 1~4519)

6. CAPT. JOHN M. FOx11 7 Canadian National Dock, Seattle 4, Wash.(Phone: Elliott 4927)

8. MR. WM. BAILEY814 Insurance Bldg., Seattle 4, Wash.(Puget Sound Pilots' Association)

9. CAPT. FLOYD T. GASKINSRm. 600, Portlock Bldg., 109 W. Tazewell St.,

Norfolk 10, Va. (Phone: Norfolk 2-(806)

11. CAPT. R. D. LURVEY330 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass.(Phone: HAncock 5561)

12. CAPT. F. J. WHITE3764~36th St., San Diego 4, Calif.

14. CAPT. A. M. GOODRICH1029 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore 2, Md.(Phone: PEabody 1~6854)

15. CAPT. C. H. HANSEN419_23 Gravier St., New Orleans 12, La.(Phone: Raymond 9266)

16. CAPT. F. W. SMITH221 East Burnside St.Portland 14, Oreg.

17. CAPT. ALBERT J. CARLTON403 Labor Temple, S. W. 4th and Jefferson Sts., Port~

land, Oreg. (Phone: ATwater 0107; Ext. 303)

18. CAPT. F. C. MEYER26!l La Verne Ave., Lon" Beach 3, Calif.

19. CAPT. HAROLD WILSONBox 103, Gardiner, Oreg.

20. CAPT. CHAS. R. KERTELL407:1.6 21st St., Galveston, Tex.

22. CAPT. H. C. WOODc/o Sandy Hook Pilots, 24 State St., New York, N. Y.

CAPT. FRANK H. WARD (1887), New YorkCAPT. GEORGE S. TUTHILL (1888), Brooklyn, N. Y.CAPT. WM. S. VAN KUREN (1889-99), Albany, N. Y.CAPT. WM. S. DURKEE (1899 to 1901), Boston, Mass.CAPT. JOHN C. SILVA (1901 to 1908), Boston, Mass.CAPT. JOHN H. PRUETT (1908to1929), Brooklyn, N.Y.CAPT. HORACE F. STROTHER (1929 to 1930), Pied-

mont, Calif.

CAPT. LEON COHENNational Vice President.240 South Third St., Philadelphia 6, Pa.

CAPT. H. M. STEGALLNational Vice President,41!l~23 Gt"uvier St., New Orleans 12, La.

CAPT. R. D. LURVEYNational Vice President,330 Atlantic Ave., Boston 10, Mass.

CAPT. C. F. MAYFirst Vice President,209 California St., San Francisco 11, Calif.

CAPT. C. T. ATKINSNational President,105-107 Washington St., New York G, N. Y.