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I '!L f Oi:1 40 (from n The superintendant o! the McCo:r- miclc Steamship at Pie:r 4t 40 , -by IUllno , has issued strict orders forbidding loncshoremen inside the dock before \70l·king hours , there- fore , deeyins them shelter :trpo tho eletnents of tho \"ieatber and the use of tho lavatories. reasons for s o doing are that lhe men gamble in their tiloo , noto.·:ithstanding that i1 e- Stratmeyor , n.nd. other \'Illite - collared gentry a.ra gam bling and smoking inside the dock.. Loneshorem men, this lackey is a hir;ll salaried employee receivinG more in a onth then any of you tiOrker3 do in a ye3r and at·o the ones \7ho him out o ! the profits that you pilG up for the &Cormick Stoat.1ship Compa.cy.Hc is alao tho hatch bosses con- tlnualy shoutinG ab the men "to hurry- up as thox•o f3, ro plon.ty of good mon out siclo tho gn to •" with plonty C>f om_p'hD..- sio on tho "coos mon" Lon«shorcmon, o f tho McCormick ComrcnY and all ot her ctoomship cam- panics , do you not think it to o.rouso yoursolvo from your l oth.'lrgy and put nn end to thoso mi s erabl e con- ditions b,y orsaniaation? Tho :rnili tnnt sto.nd t:llron by t h c teams tors a w:l{toou t hD.s forced tho to b."lCk out nnd nbandon tho idon. Moroovcr tho wora forood to sign o. 1:\>IO yotl.r ogroomcnt during \Vhich timo no ohll.llgo in \<?ogos or working conditlons is to bo Whon tho cut of fifty conts a day was fi rst introduced t h o men v otod nl.mos.tl unnn1.mously ocllinst it ( 9 4 4· OSninst. 6 fo r ) stuck to it Tho stu b born rosis tonce of tho rnn.k a.bd f il o o f tho te:ll:lstcrs nnd tbo1r throo.t of strllro ootion . * o,;od tha t h o. t thoy uoro tack - line :l job thc.n they ex:poctojp I Orgn.J\iz:ltlon modo this Victory ! roa::.iblo . If tho toronoterc cn.n stand up I nnd fight , uhy in tho boll can't ne. 1 -o- j - A ntunber of the men decid- ed l hat t. hj s sho rt-t. iluing COllld be allowed to pass a ll!he-s u?t nnd drew up a l at ter to Stein pif\il'it1G the caso and demanding action on it by the B. B. The letter point oct out that this act a. violation of the Vlorking rules , that 1 t i'Jas up to the B .n. officials t,o s<'o Umt they were ctlrried out , a.nd that if the B.B. officia ls nere really looking Ollt for the interests o:f the man , as they claim , lihey would i ·n mediately take steps to get that. half h-:>u r back :for the men • Copies of this letter wel:"e elso poot.ed up inside Pier 26 . Tho "Wat erfront " learns \.hat so far t. he B .B. has done nothing . !VC' , as we 11 a a the me n on Pi or 26, a re convinced that. stein & Co . hRvo no intention of doing on77t lling . ' Thio pra . ical example sho•gs ih plain color-9 tbe nature of t.hf) B. B . rccket . such violction a of the ''Jo:rlting rules,t.hat arc still in effec t at the oresent time, occur eve ry day . \le -must follow up this example of gross violation of our working rules and put pressure on the B.B. officials to enforce them or got off the iVa terfron t andmake room for an pr ge.nizat.ion that will fiFht our rir-hts . -o - _T_I-j_f 8 L u t:- B<)(."ll< k'1, A,cJ< . [. -r M T 0 .IJ

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~·IL .ill~ I '!L f Oi:1 40 (from n oorros~ondent

The superintendant o! the McCo:r­miclc Steamship Com~r at Pie:r 4t 40, Stro.t~noyer -by IUllno , has issued strict orders forbidding loncshoremen inside the dock before \70l·king hours , there­fore , deeyins them shelter :trpo t ho eletnents of tho \"ieatber and the use of tho lavatories. Hi~ reasons for s o doing are that lhe men gamble in their s~re tiloo , noto.·:ithstanding that i1 e­Stratmeyor, n.nd. other \'Illite - collared gentry a.ra continual~· gambling and smoking inside the dock.. Loneshorem men, this lackey is a hir;ll salaried employee receivinG more in a • onth then any of you tiOrker3 do in a ye3r and ~ou at·o the ones \7ho ~ him out o ! the profits that you pilG up for the &Cormick Stoat.1ship Compa.cy.Hc is alao h~vlng tho hatch bosses con­tlnualy shoutinG ab the men "to hurry­up as t hox•o f3,r o plon.ty of good mon out siclo tho gn to •" with plonty C>f om_p'hD..­sio on tho "coos mon" •

Lon«shorcmon, o f tho McCormick ComrcnY and all other ctoomship cam­panics , do you not think it tL~ to o.rouso yoursolvo from your l oth.'lrgy and put nn end to thoso miserable con­ditions b,y orsaniaation?

Tho :rnili tnnt sto.nd t:llron by t h c teams tors n~c.inst a w:l{toou t hD.s forced tho dr~n to b."lCk out nnd nbandon tho idon. Moroovcr tho D~an wora forood to sign o. 1:\>IO yotl.r ogroomcnt during \Vhich timo no ohll.llgo in \<?ogos or working conditlons is to bo ~ttomptod.

Whon tho cut of fifty conts a day was first introduced t h o men votod nl.mos.tl unnn1.mously ocllinst it ( 9 4 4· OSninst. 6 for ) ~d stuck to it •

Tho stubborn rosis tonce of tho rnn.k a.bd f ilo o f tho te:ll:lstcrs nnd tbo1r throo.t of strllro ootion. * o,;od tha Dr~u t h o. t thoy uoro tack -line :l t~hor job thc.n they ex:poctojp

I Orgn.J\iz:ltlon modo this Victory !

roa::.iblo. If tho toronoterc cn.n stand up I nnd fight , uhy in tho boll can't ne. 1

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A ntunber of the men decid­ed l hat t. hj s short-t. iluing COllld n~t be allowed to pass rrithou~ a i'ir·~t . ll!he-s u?t tcgat.h~r nnd drew up a l at ter to Stein o7.~ pif\il'it1G the caso and demanding action on it by the B.B. The letter point oct out that this act '~laS a. violation of the Vlorking rules , that 1 t i'Jas up to the B .n. officials t,o s<'o Umt they were ctlrried out, a.nd that if the B.B. official s nere really looking Ollt for the interests o:f the man, as they claim, lihey would i ·nmediately take steps to get that. half h-:>ur back :for the men •

Copies of this letter wel:"e elso poot.ed up inside Pier 26 . Tho "Waterfront " learns \.hat so far t. he B .B. has done nothing. !VC' , as we 11 a a the men on Pi or 26, a re convinced that. stein & Co . hRvo no intention of doing on77t lling.

' Thio pra . ical example sho•gs ih plain color-9 tbe nature of t.hf) B. B. rccket . such violction a of the ''Jo:rlting rules,t.hat arc still in effec t at the oresent time, occur eve ry day. \le -must follow up this example of gross violation of our working rules and put pressure on the B. B. officials to enforce them or got off the iVa terfron t andmake room for an p r ge.nizat.ion that will fiFht ~or our rir-hts .

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Wi th all thO t alk Of ':t10MC, war propar~tionG on tho Pacific nnd in tno rost of tho ~orld continue nt a madder

J>- .>--.-=--- .-)w'. paco then over • .. .r -=~ _.. We knOW th.'l.t

_,_. \7hilc t h i s -.. "- JXIOOO talk is

M ~~ ~;~~ ~~ coi..Y!(; on ,.;o, ... :;;,;/ -"J~'}I:/ ~~ v..u-solvos , moo . ·ly-~' ;l~ -~ a~ily h-<tDrll il'lb

1Jd<;J-.'- ~~~tiona :.lJ'l~ ~ ~ ot:OO:t' \i3l' mo..-

. • , :. . ·- .. >''·! tori::U. T h o :·· . . •.·' ~ ., ,..,. ... ,,_,.. - '\-;; . ' ~ '• ···.:. ' .,.. •• • .c- • ~ ·.~) ..... ' • fall~....... ~.;n ...

•c.,' "\ ... ... ,,.-.,,, ~ ... \ • :,: · .• •'.!.."" , VVI~ .z:r-'" •t:•·. ··.· : :-~::·.l, ~::::·~ · .. ~·!···· :, .. ;· pob.l rcc~ivod · ·· ,. ·· : ,..... · ·· 'by us ahould ~ouoo tho acttvo lnto1~st o! ~11 tho '\'iOrl-:L rs on tho \~Jtl.tori'ront . This ~ppo:ll lG iosuod by ShOr\'JOOd Anderson, ~oo­

doro Drciuor, Upton Sinclair , leading 11tor~ ~~b~roo , · in tho n~mc of tho ' imoric~ Commdttoo ~or StrusblC ~ainat Wc.r, 10::. .Firth Avo .nO\~ York Ci t-.t , u. Y. This :lpponl CQ.lls on nll ort;o.n.iz.'ltio:la nDd individu~.la opposoa to ·.~r to ~"'.r­tiC1P'-tO in ~ Unitad States Consrass A{;:l.inot Wnr in llo·.t York City, on Sept. 2, 3,1, It ronda in ~~rt ~ follor.s :

. "Yb.r, novor fo.r dict.-:mt i.D this ~~ doG--or.t-do~ society ·o ! ours, i s torrifYi~lY oloao thoso ~s. In Chinn tho slO.U(ihtdr oi' man, r.omon ~d <1hild­rcn, combnt ento and no~ombnt~t~ con­tinuos from cl.l\v t o da.y. 1 n 8 ou'th Am­orion. undcolnrc.d w'\r continuos w 1 t 11 unn'b~tod 1nto~oity.In Eur opa, tho ooun­to~rovolution in Gormnny has produced tl;o hostilo alli:l.ncos both of v;hioh al-o busy arminG for 3-nOth<Jr ";orld y;C.r • Evon in thiG country pooplo ~rc; tnlk­in.':; of w n r no :\ rooc.ns of rcstorine prooporl t:v - \ii thout ro~llzinG thQ.t \:m" und~r llN30nt conditiono n-ould m c ~ n tho suicido of our ,·;bolo civiliz:lticn.

\1o h.~vo boc.""' dopcndillS on st~too­mon o.nd di:plOI:Ul.ts t o prosorvo tho :po~o of the world . WO can do so no­longer. i'ho tlrno b.:l.o cano l7hDn \i'O I:nlst net O'oJraolvo3 - or taco our dafcnt .

"~11 indi-

OJ,1d l7 n r o.a­'tionG ' fMing uo tocl.ey. Lot Cl.ll tho nonts

. - .. AnyonO trl.shinr; the i'ull di1 'c:l.D GOt i t !!.t tho ''\1ntor.f'ront Workor" ~­i".roso . ·:A Conf'crouoo wi 11 bo hold in ~ Fr~ciooo on July 9 . For info~­tion writo, to Committee £or Struculo J'{;~inat War, Room 201 , 1179 l:Jarl:et St . 'S:m Wrnnolcco, C:\1 i:f.

THE u . ·.?. l .U. CONVENTION

I n our lc.G t 1 G ::;ua v;o yubli sheu !l

lcttor rron tho Mi>.L1INE \X>nx:JnS INDt!S TailJ, UNION inv 1 til\; tho lonGshore me n o r thie port to oloct n delQG~to to tho No. tionr~l Convc:ltion o! tho u. \7. I . u . to bo hold ln Nc.n; Yo1•l< City, J u 1y 15th. Sinco tlw.t til!lo, wo h"'.vc rccoiv ocl tho officlcl ca.J.l for tho Convnntion ;:hich ro~da in p:~rt :

"Xhouoendo of lol\';shorcnon in Bas ton, · tho coa.st\.loc oon in h'cr. York c.nd tho Ne;; Orleans docknr5 hn.vo rebelled , dosp1to the lo:ldors of the I . L • • .a\., h!~·:c tnl:On orc;~i::oC. c.ction v.c~inst tro continuous atto.cko of tho ship<nmcra •• Tho Gtl·iko on the Point Gord:l.,~.l:ti.s -tic , BclC:unlnnd, \l:ll tor D. Uunsan, e.nd \'los t Kobur ato ~l "fo\7 of th& ootiono of tho sor.con :.l,J::'.inat v;at~o outs, t"\>O r:at­choa and rotton conuitionG. '

11 To nark O\li r\ fiGhtinG prot;r&\ C£ a.otion, to w1·t to r .. ll our !orc.os a.nd to pr(.p>.-ru for GUOh action t\s v;ill stop tho v:~o cuto, a.nd \:in bettor condi ti<l1B tho w~:u1m "JOaKE?.a nr.wsr:u.:..L mrrou is c~llill(; f'Ol' com·onil'\."; of its So c o n d l:o.t.lbn::U Con-..ontiou, in licv. York City an July lo • 17• ~d 18• ~

'.!n.tc.r-!"rO!lt 7/or.kcr To sc.nd Dcln:~:tto

' This Conv~ntion Call soundo GOod to us . Uo bollovo it is possible to '~orlc out a oor.non proc;l"Cl:l of action for £:ll. lOlll;BhorcrJun. ~·/o bolicvo thn. t .o. thorour;h diGcusuion of OtU' problons 'Ttth tho ctovodoroo, soo.oon, too- boat­men, ate. rron nany othor ports, th~t

1illll i>o at tho Couvunbion, TJit;ht holp uo oonaiclo;rn.bly . ~..nd fino.J.ly, v1o bol­:i,ovo th"t £'ll'W Ol\;r.nization in this :Port, to 'bo aucoonsful , 1nust bo con­noctod 'UJ? \lith W1o ort,;: .nizod lon..:; shoro ~n in othor ports .

For those reasons tho £r~~~ on tho vc.riouo cloolrn that p1blish this 1~.por, ~~vo docidod to sonu e dGlQG~to to t.llls Com:ontion . It will coan a r~u ao.orit'ioo in tillo and r.aonoy b\.:t \70 think it ...-:ill ]?rOVe ,,oll uorth it . ls.:lt 3tovodoro \71o~; to help us raiac tho 1.30ney to s and our dol CGatc is in­vited to sand ~ contribution, no natt ­or ho;: m.nll , in onro of tho ~T En -~NT W<t:K:Ei1.

S~ ?r~ciaco, C~lifOrni~ .

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TIED TO TliE GAm

Editor , \7aterfront Worker

r, uort;c n~· sJa:-11, Pier ;;3!! , is be-aO!nir.g vary libc.rnl , ''i t;L the time of the stavo•iore. Tues~l~· , .H:ly 23rd, he l."Upt a nu!nbor o:r mon ws.i tin& e.ll d a Y to be plokod to wo1~k the i'i~li . At 8 o ' clock in t'he morninc he told tho stovcaores to cclllo ~ck c.t 1 P• m. t o ~tk. At 1 p. ~. he told ~he men to T:ait . At 1: 30 P• m. a feu men 'trere T'l1cl:ed to \':ork ~o Y:::..le. ~e other mon h:::.d to v:ni t ·nntil fJ P • m. to oo )iclwd to loUd the M:lul1\l\-:.i..li , and ,;oro

ardor en to report ~ t 7: 30 P• m.

G oo.1·~o IL:lr.ltoll r.c;:n:es o. !)TtlC tice of MD.king men wr • .t. t nroun<l to bo pickod for wo1·k \,hou ho could vur.y easily te'D.. thom La ~·aport ~L "l. corL::U:n hour o.nd uot h~vo to 1:r. 1. t ''.round tho dook ~" to •

One 'l'hu:rsd.:-.y , ho choclmd ~ number or stovc.dor\ls 0\lt r:ha \:ore. -;;or:dn[; the Y:>-lo c t 3 a 30 !>• m. nnd Lll!.dc tllcm '~~1 t to 5 P • m. tc b1... ..,icl:Gd . lien \:ho m·c­m3do to '\"it!.i t ht\vo to buy their mc~ls nhcn thoy could very ~sily s~\"c this mo~oy by b~ino told to rct~rt ~t ~

&tip.llC.tvd timo. !rho b<>stO;l tc...'.ro vvory Cd\'1l'nbgc :.1.t this timo ·oc.c::usc so !!:."'.lly ~en ~rc unomrjlo~od .

1.. Stevedore

- a-T.! IE .9 IG S1:01f

Mr. Edi tor W~tel':f'ront \'lorJ~r

IJ.arry Jonaon, on o o£ t JlO big shots of thu y,o~tort'ront took ~. c;:-ng ovor to 11th Stroot to work nnd in 3ft hours c:'.lno back to #8 on this :>ide to fin­ish t .ho-Eb!v• Ho told his Crulg th:lt it they \~ntod to ~ork that they ~rould not get c.ny trnv~lling timo_ so i:ir • Stoin ;;::.s told ~b();lt it· !lnd nc. ,-;en ted to kn0\7 wh.'\ t thoy \:~ tod h.i!n to do about 1 t so tho big chat Jonson. layod off tho gnug . 1lo is >o. big holp t o tnc mun th'l.t •.;ork for him. Ho ·.:ou!~ let you dio bororo he t;ould got -n \""!!tcrc:m Md he r".iscs hell :for ,.~kin:; hir.:l ".lp.

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Oomr~~u.o l!ldi tor

~- ,;hi 1<:> ·u"clc n t tho Richoond Fo::rd Pl~nt ,~\ h'\tch gnfi'or \"r.1.s running O.bO\lt ond r.hou t1ng r;hc.n tho .Ford pl~ t s-.1pcr o.akod n longslloromc.n nho th."'.t f'cllGr io t C'.nd on boi na told ho \.~s tho boas of tho ~.Jll{ , in:rnodiatcly ;-:cnt up to him n.nd told him he did 1>0t ~ut ao ~ch noloo around thoro ~ he closod liko n clam nt l0\7 tide.

ln P.nothcr b~tch the g~ffcr had t\lr•):. dy sent in a. fcr. lc!lds o£ C\l.ltorno­bil<J p~::rts , ~d tho same aupor on noo-1~~ thu ~~to in tho hold, ordorod ih<JI:l uont •~ohoro :-.nd t.o clunn up tho holtt bofo1·c load11l-!J• Thoroon, t h o :lc.. toj~boel:l :1t1.}d it uP..f r-11 r it;ht ,moa.n­j ro tn• hold <licl not nood a.;f!c1,1ng . So the.. OUl.l\Jr on\ a, "NU'\'Ol' taind , I rn in

J . 1 Ch.'l.l'(;011 00 ~ t Ot~'!lO tho £roi~ht l'{;~ 11

~nrl t 'ho G~\i'for '~cr.1ld rc.mind you o:r u ~~ll boy artar cil.~stie~t •

~'lo1;£oot. Olson or tho l!cCo.tmok Sto:!l:lS'hi:n Coc.~iY ~t Pior :;a1.0 l:=ts or­cnn-c;a o or1nr; oit;llt man 0\:or to n ship, but 1lcr tooZoL it upon hir.tsolf to bring only oU:, c-.nd on st~tll'lb to \10l'k \,ns "'Gl:od uey he did mt ul"i~ the eiGht non ns r.&n ordered by th o "."l·!.lkor Oli vor , a.."ld ho :;.."'.i.d ho thcnl(;ht oicl1t mon \':oro too l;l..'l.J'zy. £'nc::rc;."Upon , Oli·;or told hirn ho ~.ht to tl."\kc.i him .,;o j}l tho hold o..'ld do tho t\.o con ' s :;ork th '.t ho ronud to brillg :'.nd ho ·.r~.a •::hir.lpOl'inG oono tllinG \'.'h~c.h ,-;n.s not llltolJ it;iblu.

Som~tirno v~o ~ vv~sol u~s to como Co .Porct Coo tu t.o loc.d Gr.::.in :::or Europo

;_.:.Tid ., 1 t •.;:~n tnllc'oa r.vou t :for t-;;o r.ocks bo.foro r..rriW\1. \7ooda1dc l;Cs tho :Jtov~ dora l"..nd ho took tho n~cs, Mdresso:J nnd nhono nunl)ora of tho Gaffer :;( baso­os) r;llo \:Oro ~in.; tlftor him and

ook tho oosio:Jt ·."JD:¥ out , tollins thGZ:J hO \.ould SOlld 'for thc!n it he h..'\d nn oponlllG• !l"Jloro ~:oro 52 i n ~.11 prol'tl1c­inr; to ,Plt in nll tho '\l:'.::.f .t:roo 1200 to 1800 oaelo an hour. Eo, \1oodsido , onl.y U!::Cd 1."\-:'0 boacon \o;ho \:Oro r;i th hirn for yu:!.rs so tl1c Officic~.lCY o:q>orts didn' t tiOt .... :. ch. ... noc to al .. O\-: tho1r sld.ll .

1~ W".tcrfront \7orkor

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Oun "FRIEND" WICRS

·,rotvrf.ron't Work.or Gen_tlemen1

I just ;;an tod to know whother tho Blue .Book agents \70rk on s ... turday3 or not. I happonod to bo at the T<ln:for2:1 R&co Track Saturday, the 22nd. {J1pril­de lllyod. ) I oaw our ":friond" U i c k s dOtm thero anii his faco \?as not a 1 1 smiles • • I suoaa ho did not co nn e c t m. th tUly of the fast horses bee an so his :f'aco r.as u milo l<?llg .

Sincerely, A , o stovcdoro

EDiroRIAL NO':.'.E: Wh~ :Jhould the B. B. agents '70rk

So.turdG¥ or any other dey? Ha.von•t 1toy a raw thouoo.nd strong btlaks liOrld.nb fbr them? and doos ".A" rolllly think that oollootinG braso from bootlagg~rs tutd foro111(; mon to ].)0¥ into tho racket, is ,·:ork'? Wo mit;ht ask - Did 1 .. 1 Cnpono ••

• \iOrJ~? •••• Doos a second stoey man \10rk?

In ono sense tho B. n. agents do work. For fourteen yo~ra thoy h a v o boon \)Orkin(; for tho :Jhipor.nors. And v:q mot o.dl:lit, they ~vo done !l good job.

H~iovcr, no should ~or riA's " question. :vo do not think that all BB egonts'T.ork" Snturdo.y. It is such a poor dflV' to cake money. \7o hope so o n ·to roliovo thorn of their \70tk on .all days . Then "A" \'illl not sec them 3 t tho trMk bUt in the souplinoa, unlass sorno :.hipov;nara ro\·1o.rd thom for years of faithiul sorvioo .

-o-"flod" hc.s boon hoard to say " thio

or tht3.t mn holps to po.y my m:~gcs'lThia r~isod G dloouss1on 31DO~st ~ few stQv odores .as to \'ihcthor tb.l money "B e <l" ~o t;o ,·;e.s \':11{;0 s or hir;lmo.y ro bbory. one stovodoro ol<lir.tcd thr.t 1t \::::.s hit;hw:::.y· r o bbory, o.nd richly illu3tro.tcd h 1 c· point in tho foll~7inb ~~or:

"It :l n:m comas into l:\'1 hou.so • &ticks n b-un into my ribs nnd s~ ys , 'G h·o oo 75( por month or I ' 11 take t.ln bro:!d out of your rrun1ly ' s mouth,' is th~t D.!lll GOttl~ '~oa?" Rud docs tho stwo only ho deClo 1 t on o. dock and he cnn t:::.lro your broad by Get ti~ you fi:r­cd .

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SEND YOUa I.ihTfJllo~'i.L IN EI~JLY

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THE "REi'/ DE..'a.L" ,.lfD TBB \70JmERS

r.ho Reconstruction F1nanco Corpor c.tion continuos to loan hundreds of

million~ to tho rnUro~s o.nd 'Mnlm on 'e ~orthloss socuritios. Tho sovornmont continuos to subsidize the ship cnners. Thlc. ia p.:ll't of tho rruor. Do:ll". Rooso-vo1t 1c out t.o brillG back prosperity nll rir;ht for tho bossos. ifhD.t :lbalt tho ·,o:orlwro? For tho workers tho "NO\i Do~1" hca brt~Ghts ~

1 . 1:.15~ \7nco cut for a.ll fodoraJ. ornployoos. Postmen, mnil clerks, col­diora, onil,ra - r;hct h;J.ve you - o. 11 took o. 15% eut.

2. ~ cut of c1oso to half a bill­ion dollars in dinbilit.y GllOP3nco o c.nd aampona'\tion to noundod and injur­ed votorMS of tho l~t unr. And nO ~nt of tho bonus .

3. Tho los~ o£ millions of doll­~s or r1orJcors ' s'\'"ints in tho clo3od. bn.nlro r.hich failed to open.

4 . J. prot,-ro.m of "choap ooncy" -o:hich mo.".ns your dollru- buys less n.nd lacs food nnd clothi~. Since tho nm; dof'.l at . .,..rtod, pricon have gone up en Gvor~o of 11 l~ints but vo don ' t not-1oo \i·'l.'; -.ts c;olng up, inspi to of all tho tc.ll storioe 1n tho I>l'Oos. I n other words , wo o.ll to.Joo en indirect n:l{;e cut .

llhn.t a don.U 11o us tho rTNow Dor.J." 1ooko lilro a. dirty doo.J. £or tho \'iOrlv-ors .

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I .L.~. IJB.'J) ro S:m> umOir JJEU TO ',/OR!{ FOR L DOLLk1l b. M. Y

Joooph P. Ryan, Prosidont of tho I. L. b.. (o.t n s~1o.ry of $8~ 000 per yoor) , Prosidont of tho Central Labor Council of sroator Noo York, m~cr of tho Stipromo -lJ~ Board, otc . has boon tlppointod to tho· NO\; York Stc.to Bncr­{;cncy Roliof ~o.rd. 'nlis r.lakcs t h fifth job ho holdc , cl.rru7il'JG pr.y on ~1 o! than.

~lie c.ppointmont ie in rococni­tion or h1G oorv1coo in holdinG dor;n th{ otnrv1JX; lonc;ehorcmon. Rccontly o. OamMittoo of unamp~oyod· stevedores r.ho ~~oitod tlm Stnte Eberboncy Roliof Board ~nd asked for ~ssis~co,-.or.o ~ told to so out to tho forced labor O:l.~po . Thio melllls t~t appe.rt t'rac o.skins tho' stovodoros to scab nt ~ dollo.r n day on tho roforcst~tion ser­vice, R;vnn , ns :1 maDbor of tho 71 a r llonrd , ics out to build a Dilitary troinoo· i orco runol'lG tho lonsshol"GDOn. Thuo, tho r~liof nnd ~ar plans so ~ 1n

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BECOUE A 3r:BSCHIBE:1 - \Jo can send tho '' i'/J'~:·1:r:-m.r~, ~ ·o U:In" to your hall<' .

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Thr.t the. stcr:cdoro:> ox: the S:lrl Fr!!nci:co front have lo::;t f:::.i t:1 in tho old lino craft unions ,,r:.s proven n couple of conths :.!t;O \.han ~n o.ttcr.llt to r~i,·o tho old Roo Book, th:::.t is: tho l . L.A. fell throuGh• Attooptint; to cnsll in on tho sonti.'=l\.""!lt for or ;;:>..n­iz3tion oruatod lnr~ely b~· t.l>.u tlAmR-1-'?.0llT ·;ORI\ER , t.~;o old tir.'.ors , f ol.'DCr Offic1~1o Of tho Rod Book, triad to c~1 ~ rootinG ·.;ith tho objc.ct of a taruu.; up tho olu union t'!.(;n.:in. Des­pi t o tho oontimcnt for oru~ization on tho ,·,ator.f'ront , tho :::ohorno did not ,·;or lf. rll\Y?

First or ~11 bvc:::.uso the 1onc­shoror.loll hc.vc oocn tho or;.:.ft unions in notion . In 1916 o.nd 1919, tho stove­doros ·:;c.rc in tho :tcJ. Book ~d tho so!). con r:orc oruonizcd in the I .S .u. con ... trolled by Andy Pourosoth. In both years tha lonG~por~on struck ~d tho backbone of botn atrikos ~ broken b~ tho failure of the r.s.u. to take up the i'ibht ·.dt'h thor.l . In 192;1 nnd n.cam 1n 1923 t ho sanoon sot u taste of tho snoc nodioino \,hon thoir s tril«:s -.oro broken larGely thrOUGh tho failure of tho loDGshor ornon to s t:'..nd by tncm. ~ lesson 1s clo~ . Unloss tho lo~~shoro men an<l r.;on.':ion :~.ro or.;n.nized in O:t.'"E UN IOU with one, uni tod l on.dcrship tile Frospocto of suoooos in nny biG struG­c l o Yl1 th ~ho ship ovmors llro slir.l 1~ deed.

'1"Bl!l RECOiiD OF THE I . L.A.

Second • tho sto\·odorcs lmou the r ocord of tho I .L .~ . to r.hich tho Rcu :Book ti1l5 nfnli:-.to~l . They so:.-; recent­ly thu Tt:.coma lonc;::;horcmon, whore. tho I . L. A. h~s oowplctc control , t~ ~

C'.lt ,.,.i th<r.lt !l r.urror fror:1 the union • Thoy kn0\1 t'h.'1.t Ry-...n • Prt:.sidont o:f the Intorn~tion~l LonG&hor omcn's ~s3oc1~

tion, s~-ncd an JJbrcomont -.-;ith tho ship o-.morn l -3st yc:lr y;hich inoludcC. n ·.·:~o. cut :fo:r ovory port on the ..t..tlml­tic or u:.ni zod in tho I .L.A. Ano. they ltnow that nhcn tho Bot> ton l oncsnoro.":lcn rufu:>cd to Mcopt Rycn's sell - out S{;r o0r.1ont .-.nd struck n.;~inst it, Ryan himself brou.:;ht in acnbs to smash the strike .

'1'/o \;a.nt nn ort;anization toot t:ill brinG results , thnt will tlofo:>.t \:.co outv end not holp tho Shi~Tnors :foroo thoo dO\'itl our throo.ts . SUch a union must tako in both soeocn ~ ~QDbShoro man - in ta.c t • nll ,·;orkors in tho in­due t rY, • It must do its best to secure united action of the to~stors and all other ~orkors connected r.ith the ~tor front . It r:ust at ull tioos bo in tl.o con trol of tho rank and filo cc~~rs ~ne not a smo.ll zot of hiGhly ~id orficie.lo .

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\VU tor fran t 'l','o:rkor i C r .. oro ihon :\ VQpar, lt io nlao an ors~~izor ,Sup~ort

u . So.nd in your Contr ibutions.

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OUR POLICY

T:H:B ~7l.'lE:u<':lONT ~103K£.ll ~.nll tho or­-.;anizoe Group· or staved~~:; o~ tho princip."\l dockD • \.hich p1bl.loh it , stend uolidly for tho ors~z~tion of such ~union . It cnnnot be built frOn tho outsidv. It r.ust be built by u&. the.: stovodoroa, ri(;ht hore on tho dock:o .

JU.rc~ o. stn.rt has been re.do by tllo or~-nni z:'.tion of GJD..'\11 .;roups of ro li:'ibl o man on tho ~in docks . Thesno ~roups t.r o bol ,innint; to t,;;ot into ac­tion, in t\ o~ll \'1\Y !or tho 1,roaont . 1..o thoy gtJovJ, thoy will norc nod l'.lOro, orc~izo n.nd lond tho :fic;ht on o:-;.el\ dock :l.{;cinat short timi:r(; , pay for ~ll trC."IOllill£) tine, l\UainSt thO ::ilL'..V 0 urivillG nndObuoo o~ cortcin bassos nml tho y;ho1o cys too of potty ;:;r a.!t o.nd bribory on tho front e.nC: ot ho r c riov::moos of r;hich there nro :oaoy . '

In tb£. course or the iir.;ht! ror thoso so:::.ll dort~.'lltds , •.;o ui.ll or &"!:.nizo and t rain ourselves; ~ ~o >.ill 1 n y ~~c bns1G·~or a pogcr fUl union on tho ,·;~torrront , c!).p."\blo of protectinG tho intorontc of all otovodores. Such ic our policy.

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'll10 t1n.rinc Wor.KOrs Indus trio.l Unton roquvato ua to print the follow ... 1ng t:hrco o.nnounoomon ts:

* ?rovioua t o tho Unity Convon- • * tion to bo hold in Nar. Yor~ City • • on July 16,17,18th, thoro will • • b o n loc~l conforonco held in • • S:m Franciuoo t o truro up tho • • opccial. problems of the sE>'lmcn * • o.nd v:a.tor front \i'Orkcrs i n tho • • Cnlifonin Ports . At this Con- • • · fc:."O:l.Oc Qolor.;~too .to roj)rOGC'nt • * C'alii'ornia Ports ,;1.11 be ol cctod. • • Dclogntas to t.l1o con:rercnco can • • bo oloctou from groups of stovo- • • dorus ond no~~ getting t o - • • gothor ror ~h!.s rurroso, or from • • CJh1p cror.n. Por i\lrthcr info:-:- • • mntion ,·:ri to to l!D.rino Ylorlcors • • Indus trial Union, 268 !~rkot St. • • Room 217. Tll.o local Confcronco • • v1ill bo hold Juno 24,25, 1933. * • ··········~····~······················ . ··········*·~······················· • • On Saturd~ ovcninc , Juno 24 • • tho l!ru-ino \VorJ...."'rs Industrial • • Union \'till g iv.o on cntortainmont • • nnd do.ncc c t tho Worlmr 1 s Con tor • • 1223 Fillmoro St . • • AdJniosion: Employed - . 25¢ · • • Uno.'IIploycd - . 05¢ • . ..................................... .

...... ....... , ............. ,. ..................... ., ... , • THE Nti7 HEADQUARTERS OF THr. • * ltA.t'1Il~ ·:JO:u~ IliTL'ST3IAL m;rO!~ •

• I~ lJOCA~D AT 268 UA:!IKBT STi~f.XT * noo:~ ~1 ·1 •

)t • t I ~ ...... ~ ~ i 1t' Jt.ll'.t ~ ) ... ... .,.,~ •• ,., J!: • ,Y •• ' ..t,j, lf: •• ,. ••• . ~ ..

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RUSCIAN IDJ, THE "IDGSPEUT" '!..

RuoBinn Louis on tho Dollar piers is quite o.n e:f'fi.oiondly "oggsport". Ho

X 1 s n t i.mosavor as lov,or lnc tho boora on tho i'ly or r;hi1o \lOrking c o. r g o v;hi ch is o. nost do.ngorous thing to do \7h1lo rn~m c.ro \iOrld.ng bu1ou. Be is

'illlao {;Ottine to bo 50tle\7lilit of a fin­nnoior nnd r.10noy clu:.ngcr \li ti1 his cash ing in on tho braas.

\\1ton L<7.:ia 1o:-..vo:. this earthly sphcro , tho Dollcr Stoamship interests vd 11 rtmard him \-:i th o. niche in tho RaJ.l oi' Pm:lo.

-o-\70 l~vc hcd D. bit o:r infort:l.:ltion

about Am1cl , boss on tho Matson for ~ long tlmo, but r:c desisted from a slal:r. bocrt.uoo it ;;auld ~lso mean a slct:l fer s01110 of tho r.-on . But sho\~ld ue do.sist?

Tho r:·.o t itJ tl'l£'. t aomotimo ago k:l­ia1 t;ot a ~ to ~int his hOuse . Un­der tho prosont conditions or. tho front soco or tho \7oc.kor onos. amongst us r.ill co to thD.t c~tont to keop tho :family in groccrios .:!.nd undor a roof . But thoro aro ~lso profo3sional bclly­crtl.\':lors who \1111 do t:Mt under ::my condi tiona. !ro tho !lrst clo.zs \:c -r:ich to c.dnco th:lt such tc.c tics in tho and do not oith~r holp thom or anyone clso on tho front . 'l'h.~J ll:C.ko CJattcrs TIOrse. To tho second class r;o haven' t \:ords strong onouah to oxpro~s oursol• os. Jht r:o ,;111 to.ko cnrc of them r.han \ru ha.\'"0 r.1oro ort;o.nizo.tion on · the -.c.tcr -front .

-a-OUR "BET-TERS"

How rnt.l.nY boasoa nro thoro that try to 1.mpl'oos us that thoy nro our batt­oro? Wo sot an o~plc of how bettor thoy aro tho othor d.:l.y on Pier Ftl. \

Joo Forr:lr~ - drunk c.s usu.:ll . Joo dio~ponrod inBido tho forcibn ship -to get n .rc:.; mora drinks. A.s l u c k \70Uld hc.vc 1 t , tho Gt:Ulb plAnk w a o elrc-~ boing li'ftod c.nd Joe, • mth ~ foti core drinks insido of bim4found himself on tho r~tly lirtcd b~pl~.

!l'ho b~ ,.~~ doli;;r.tcd . Sooo ho1lcr­oo, "Jw-Jp" , hop1~ ho \~s o. bOC ju~ or. Tho rest hol!crca to tho cran , '"Tc.ko hlr.l '"lith you." It r;ould bD.\"t;

been c. t;ood rid~co ell ri~_;ht , b u t thoro D.ro nlY:O.yo r.1oro 11:-:o h.1.m.

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OOl:UON INTE:lESffi

',7c cc.n bo proud of 0'11.1" illGcmui ty in 1n~onti.zlb doscriptivo n:ll:les. Evo n our t.:uatr:~olio.n brothors have hoard of 1 t ~ o.ro teyint; ho.rd to so us o n o bettor, and soom to bo r:nldTG n so of it too. Hero c>.ro 801':10 choico onos c oi n­ot. in Sidney , Auatrc.Ua. ~ all ro for to ~~ boosos.

"Tho sn::lJ~u" (l~o snakes on tho S . F . Wntor:f'ront?)

"Tho Spit" "Tho Groy Shr.do,.-" "Tho Ad:·:'lir:ll"-(H:!vo thoyhoard of Ad­

r.ural or Lord Nelson?) "Tho Blu.ahitlG

Lad~'~ -(~'/o ho.:u-d trot Win o lUllor blushed uhon ho \13!> ch0\7ll the \1A~ ER ­l<'ROivT 170Rl(ER. )

"'l'ho \1om" -(J..ny no.rce horo?) -o-

BIG BRJ..INS IT. ACTION

In tho lo:.;t ios-..to of the \7Afi:R­F30NT ",j'()RJ$R \':0 b-lVO c.n idee. Of the o.:.l:u-ioo the biG boyo t;ot . ~.n~t clo thoy do for it? F~rc'o an idea:

Ex:urainor, Uny 1, 1933 "lnlc StoroqQ,r.QQ. l!.'\·:uic Injuries"

"l{ClJ'l~, J . .:.p.'l.nose nnd Filipino stovodoros ln the Hn\Jaiian Islands h3ro o. 10\:tor o.ocl.dunt r:o.to tlk'l.n other ports, tor .~ivo ronoona .

"~o firot is, t~~t thoy genornl­ly hc.vo lo.rt;o f:Jr.li.lias. I n the second plnco, thoy «Ork bcrofoot. Such is tho find inc of Byron o. Pic~rd, &'\fet y cnglnoor for tho Pc.cific A. m c rican St~~h1p Asooci~tion , and Ccpt . Frnn­cis w. Ed~do , aasistnnt opor:~otins

~or for tho ~tcon Nnrtgation Corn­pe.ny.

"Thoy find t~t the stovodoros by coil'lG bo.rcroot uoom to 14old on to pior o.nd <bck li~.o ~ nbalonc mmnint; i t::;clf on ~ rock. lienee, thoy don't f.:Ul ,nor do tboy drop c~rbo boxes on thoir toes. an operation conducivo to rnoro or 1033 discoefort . hO for tho •lergc. £nrnily1

rector in s:J.fc.ty rO(;Ula.tions, tho no­oo~Gity or fooding ~mouths makea tho :lnl:ut<l s tovodoros loss anx1oua nbout lo.yin{; off while nurs~ crusllod foot or othor ana.tomical dents."

Yoa , you cot to ~vo brains to bo "· bOG3 • f

-a-TOO GOOD .A SERVAI.NT

-" Thoro 1 s such a th1llg n.s no 1 n g just a 1ittlo too cood - ~ little too Vii:JCJ . Harry Oook on ;139 is ~ much tll:l.t r;ey . ttrr.1 r;ocs hog- ui1d uhon ho soos n pioco o£ cQ.rGo. Pest is n o t onouGh tor hlm. Be trios to bo a bott­~r oorvant tha.n ~~ other G~ boas,~~

ho doo:; not :::ooc to hit tho o:::.rk. ';;hun t.horo is i'.IlY o\·crtieo, othors got 1 t '·;hllo lto atcnda by. Tho fMt is tl'l~t c m~n c:-n ovorllo hin."cli'c.o J.i' a."\ t~~r · "".:c c~llt 1 t o t<.nd hi. o hoJ l or i •lf • .., : '" ~1 • ·~ ­t1us. Out ·,iJ nc to you:r:l t J ,·, J:·..:1 ·~· ',

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\C [~£1\ ~ lf §Q~./i~, \t})\tJ>D:\~<GI History tcccl'lO& crgzy thiJ?GS • Look

inG caok for the ln3t seventy or oiGt.­ty o~rc.on the ~ific Cost, tho conc-1t1onc of tho lOnG3horonon 3l1d so~~n presented c picture of continuous clasc otru·;t:lo . ":::l(;os rose mld roll in tho novar ondin:; battle mth tho ohipG\·.nors . ,

. Vi~7od ~n tho liGht o£ nodorn

truatlficd industry tho o~ly ferns or ort;:'Jl.b:l.tion or tho atovodoros - bone>­volont oociotloa nnd ~tual protection O.:looo1.1"t10ns, or'lft unions, etc . - n.ro in no YN''.y in Jrol:)pin(' v;i th tJ1o praaont situt.tion . Tho olasa otrul· lc CJJ..:Ilinst the ohipo,·mcre for \iO.~;oe ::llld condi­tione is y;l'.r n."'ld in nodcrn tines do­I:nlld a Q ~;all dcvolopod o.nd tr~inc d ~· Such r.ust bo tho oodorn union.

In tho past, over.{ \7ommess of tho otovcdoros n~s utili=cd by tho ship<nmors to their ov.n oo·.;~~c . One or those J:lllin \-:oalalcsscs '~ tho nur­ror. crr.ft division bctf.cun the cc~~cn tmd stc.vodoros in 1~rticular. Di·ddo o.nd connuor - \':as tho atcn::lship 0\-:ncre policy. - Cr~ft u1ffcroncos as~~d the cher.:!ctcr of ono soc tion or the indus­try cc~bblnr; on tho othc.r . The history or tho "fc.i luro or or!'.ft unioniso is i llunt:r:.;·.toc.l by Jn!.Ul¥ ouch im;tanco o • hvon rodol'Cltion•ll o.r ar:1ft unions \7cro co11r.1on. In thls :rospoot , the officio.lo r;oru tho r.10ot bit tor o.nd !:lainly to blc.mo . Thoro \';oro . anll still arc. tho r:mtn opponontc to industri.J.l unioniS1!4 Local cr~ft or trade ~utonoqy ~~s a constant ihi~ they h:l.rpcd on. Trouble \'l'.lG oxpori oncod n:linl.y botr.c.::m :w:1.rlan nnd lOtll~GhOrO...""llOl e Tho dispu to aovc.lOI>-­oa over tho c1 sch".r-ui.l\? of c a r so r;hotllor . tho so9rlen should confine thoh" r:ork to n:-.vic~un..: nt soc. only.

Book 1n 108'7 tho "-,7h:u-fioa" in Port Pirie, Lustr~i~ requested tho o~ilors or thn ~eific not to diaoharL~ OOXtiO• Tho 5tovodoros in S~n Francio-00 ackQ(l thoT:l not to r:ork ovcrtir.lo on tho docka .

In Doaonbor 1091 union loncchoro­mon in Frisco refUsed to tnko lumbar fror.l tho union oro\; or tho 11J...nnio L."''.:r­sonn "mC forood the captain to dis­ch~GC tho r.=.ilors • Tho breech "\'Iiden... cd tho follO\"Jin" Jlnrch y;hon the. union aoa~on rc.i'ucod tho r oguast of tht:.•lOUG ::Jhoromon' s union not to dischnr.:;o car­GO to ruwono but union rnan.

I~ Sopt~~bor -October 1900, thcro r:.:ls furthor troublo ln \':hicb the to~­ctoro \7cr o im·ol-..cd o.ncl chich fin:\lly rcsu1 t od in tho nc;rccn·J."l'lt tho.t thO onilorG t:ork inaido tho r:-.il, (in tho hold) onch union to rc~~~c to roccivo fror.1 non- unlonio to .

-o-.BECOi:E .l RIDUL:.R COli~IBU'i!:R ·TO \'!l~1SR-

F10NT 'VORKER oooOooo

IN!t~Ji rur®t1 c~wt~ Pom~s·~ !ted .Hook. BrQ.Okl~m . !l. Y. -A .. dEil~ate of' tho I.L. ... triod to collect duos from t. lont,shoromon -rli th a large ~.ta.m­ily . Whon tho lnncsnoremen re.tUseQ.~ t o pay, tho dclcgato struck hi o~ the oou th ''i th a black Q jack, se."'ld hiD to the Hoopitnl \'>here h o st~cd

tr:o '70oks . .

~'ll tirnoro M,D , ·- Over a hundfed ncsro L.

o.nd \:hi to longshorcr.mn, "balont;i116 · ~o tho Iniornntionnl .. Lo~~shoromon • s Asso­ciation, Qn A. F. of L. OJb3oniza~ion, roopondod to tl.o call o:r the M"rino Workora Inuuetl·i.'ll Union to murch o n to W~ohinaton t o protest eg~inst tho frruno-up o:r tho ni110 Scot t.:Jboro boya, ru-td · to dcmn:rul. ~b: .... tho ~osidont uoo hi~ dio~torinl pcuers a n d rol~'lGo

thorn. Sixty ull.ito . ~d fifty ~ncgro long ' . ahorat.lOn roawndod. . ..

(B-.r l.io.rino Workor Cor.rospon.dont) PG.nar.-a kilrotld shipo alin.s · tbo Unit-ad Stotoa Govarnrnont, ubich runs them G~VO tho boys a C1ft to 11priv::.te" ~cnlo oi' ;;ss a..ov-or~ months ~o . :lo·n i t ic Givinc; thoo ~other cut 15% cut, and thoy nrc mora surprizod then plon.sd a't beinG tr~~tod oo by Unc~~ Sam, on tho Eve Of tho gro~t inflation.

D [;J ·~ f1. ~ M ~ "ii' ' ® ~~ ~ ~ rNJ ~ -~ ~

l}'l.rcC~lonn . !fay 2,? . - Ships flying t h o Na~ti omblom, tho swustikk, now an of!­lo :l.nl G oZ""!lnn oymbol , will not 'b o u~ loQdod in th1a r>?rt , o.ccording to · a daeis1on of tho Dockt";orkors · Tral:lo Un-

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ion. I Yoator~~. tho doc~~orkors ~fUsed

to unload a ohip flyinG t h e S\-;tlS tikn and suocoodod in boutillb o"ff t:bo pol­icc in n bitter figbt t~t t9ok placo at tho dock rrorohouoos .

:~ottordnm, Anril 28 (bv ~n) fho Chinoso crm: of tho dutch st03! ahip "Oldorkor.Jtf' vont on striko yosto day r ofuaint; to sail -::i th ~ C:lrbO o .f, c.rrno :llld cuni tions tlut n~d been load­ed for J~JlOn .

Todny tho Cl1inooo sctlr.lon ,;ere: dl•iv­on on bonrd by ~rmcd FOlicomon. nidou by oocrot BOYioo man, who bra.ndishod loaded rovolvaro and fo~ood soma o f tha Ch.A.noao eonmon to· m..'l.rch o n boc.r

'71th thoir hr-ndo up.

Cononlw.t;on . llcy 23 ...on Mcy 1• orG of the cruioar "Ol<lcrkcr.k" sent a delcgo.tion to tho ccl)tnin, dOD::Ulding l ca,·o from 1 .P•El• on . Whon h o a.olrod' th<r.l if ·they unntoc to join the Firot oi i£nv docon:Jtl"O.tion they :::aid; "Y~G!1 •

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