The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-01

none. If you say anything to one
of these phony big shots, and they
don't like it, you are marked for
the gang plank or dishwasher
gang.
Sailing Time
Well, it's sailing morn and every
body's keyed up. We are called
at 6 am. Ship sails at noon. Why
make us report at that hour in
port is beyond me and lots of other
fellows aboard. It's a. ma bugle
blows.
What is that?"
why, you sap, it's dress parade
we go up on the promenade deck.
All kinds of big shot flunkeys
there. Line up here! Toe that
linel Hands out! Silencel Here
come the big shots from the down
town Office.
We are all looked over like cattle
in the Stockysrd. The brainy gang
go into a hHddle. One of them
says OK" and we are dismissed
YEARLY walk 10 a shrinking glory
hole to think 1t all over. I'm Sit
ting on my bed figuring 1t all out.
A guy comes IN and says, "All
walters IN the dining room" What
the hell are they going to pull off
now? I go up, am given station"
Get family of fve and make the
magnificent sum of $40 on the way
over. Out of that give the glory
hole steward 81 and pantry 81 and
the dishwasher so cents.
I'm the galley you finally get
your roast capon and mashed
potatoes, and rush peu nell for
your table. There you run up
against the head waiter and stew
ard, trying to chisel a dollar for
themselves at the end Of the trip.
In Hamburg
The ship ties up in Hamburg
and we all go ashore for a few days
drunk and red hot mamma. We
are all happy ashore-free at last
To hell with the sinking ship.
Give us five more beers-Gus-eh
Girls, what will you have? Murray!
We are free men once more.
The writer of this letter has
talked to quite few men aboard
ship, and most of us stewards
and cooks are ready to stop the
bUlldozing tactics of heads of
these departments. We intend
to put a stop to all those raekets
and intolerable conditions aboard
ships. We are fed mp with these
tin horned bosses and grafters.
Get mp off your knees, throw
the scrub brushes overheard and
demand the right to live and act
like men.
The stewards on the beach are
with You and will help you, so
let's get together and trnst one
another and the rest will be
easy. S65 month minimum. No
pay for trick uniforms or white
coats. Let the government sub
sidized I. M. M. supply free all
the circus clothes they want.
They must be free to all the
steward department.
Quit working from $50 am. to
900 p. m. Another pretty game
they have on the Frisco run. SO
for white coats. Imagine charg-
ing $40 a month man 50 for
wearing coats that every other
company in the world supplies
free. Figure 1t out, what they
make ON the 200 men per trip.
This company charges 80 cents
a carton for ship stores cigarettes,
and futl price for smoking to-
bacco. The correct price for Gig
arettes 10 the crew ON any ship
leaving the Port of New York is
so of 10 cents per carton. ALI
other companies charge the so
or 10 cent rate.
The company says in one of
their bulletins if any employee has
q grievance let him come down to
their Office and they will look into
the matter. Well, If you do 60
better wear false whiskers. If you
don't, you're out of luck.
We are entitled to a place to
sit down to eat. Let's quit running
around the galley like dogs look
ing for a corner to gulp down our
food. Stop the painting racket
let painters paint-waiters wait
Also, give the longshoremen a
chance to make dollar. These
men have families and homes to
keep. What's the big idea of Civ
ing Seaman's House rs cents per
night when you hit the Port of
New York.
What's wrong with compelling
the company to maintain at all
times your sanitary and sleeping
quarters in good condition? It's
your home while employed with the
company, so see it's fit for sleep
ing purposes while in port.
Y. M. G. A. doesn't need your
hard earned money, they can get
along without your aid
Get in touch with the writer of
this article at 140 Broad Street
and this Office will put stop to all
the abuses that we have to go
through. You fellows won't have
to show your hand until we give
the word so come in or drop a line
to the Steward, 140 Broad Street,
City.
CAPTAIN TIGER.