The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-23
Seamen
Press Relief
Aid Demands
p Editions Circulated ;
Mass Rallies Planned
i'm All Ports

| CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 22.-At-
temptS of the coming special con-
ference of Seamen's Relief Directors
of the Great Lakes to introduce
forced labor for seamen, as was in
dictated to the workers Of Cleveland
by the local relief director, are be-
ing answered with special activity
of the unemployed marine workers
of this area.
These officials are meeting in
Chicago on Dec. 3 and to map
out their plans to bring the unem-
pIoyed marine workers into forced
labor schemes on the grounds that
the lakes will be closed and the
men have no right to expect con-
tinusnce of relief.
The Waterfront Unemployment
Councils of Buffalo, Toledo, Chicago
and Cleveland have issued call
for action, the high points Of which
are given here.
Issue Call On All Boats
A call is being circulated on all
boats for seamen to report to the
Waterfront Unemployment Council
nearest to their lay-up port for or
ganizational aid in building up new
councils in other ports. Each large
port is distributing a special leaflet
to longshoremen and other marine
workers, with the same call, to or
garize into the council and enforce
seamen's relief for all marine work.
ers.
Petitions are being circulated in
the large ports with the demands
of the Lake marine workers for
minimum adequate relief standard.
These petitions authorize the Chi
C ago Waterfront Unemployment
Council to speak in the name of the
signers, the marine workers of the
Lakes. In addition, the petition
signers authorize the calling of spe-
cial meetings in all ports to elect
delegates to the National Congress
for Unemployment Insurance in
Washington, D. c., on Jan. 5, 6,
7, where the Lake workers will pro-
pose a special sub-session on marine
relief problems nationally.
To Demonstrate In ALI Ports
In all ports on Dec. 8, demon
strations will be held at the relief
stations, presenting the Lakewide
demands and the special local de-
mands, backing the Chicago delega-
ton.
Letters requesting joint action on
the demands are being sent to the
locals of the International Seamen's
Union and the International Long
shoremen's Association. Men on the
docks in Buffalo and Cleveland
have already indicated their will
ingness to join with the seamen in
the Waterfront Councils as have
longshoremen in Toledo.
Attendance at the Waterfront
Unemployment Councils meetings in
all ports has increased since the
decisions and plan of work for the
winter, made at the Cleveland Con-
ference of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union have been made
known to the men.
Marine workers in unorganized
ports are urged to write to the
Cleveland Waterfront Unemploy-
ment Councils for information on
the Dec. action at 1882 E. Ninth
ST., Cleveland, Ohio.
The Waterfront Unemployment
Councils of these four cities are de-
nlanding 75c a day food allowance
for single men demands are for all
marine workers, regardless of race,
creed or color, political or economic
belief, 81 a week room rent, no
projects unless the government
agrees to leave control in the hands
of elected committees of men, dress
winter clothing, necessary toilet ar
ticleS of standard brands, $11.51
week for married couples (this has
been won by Chicago seamen) and
So for each child, with children's
clothing, full allotment to husband
of necessities given single men,
equal value of necessities to wife;
recognition of Waterfront Unem-
ployment Council committees at all
stations where marine relief is
given; endorsement of the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill by
the relief directors.