Congressman EARL MICHENER, of MICHIGAN, SAN PEDRO, CALIF., October 16, 1947. House Office Building, Washington, D. C. Crew Steamship Tomas Guardia, NMU, oppose H. R. No. 2966 exempting USCG from Administrative Procedure Act. We want civilians on hearing units. More justice, less brass. Congressman EARL MICHENER, JAMES ARDOIN, NMU, San Pedro Delegate. SAN PEDRO, CALIF., October 14, 1947. House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Crew Government Camp, NMU, requests oppose H. R. No. 2966 exempting USCG from Administrative Procedure Act. Want civilians on hearing units. SHERMAN HOWARD, Delegate NMU, San Pedro. Congressman EARL MICHENER, SAN PEDRO, CALIF., October 30, 1947. House Office Building, Washington, D. C.: Crew Steamship Whittier Hills, NMU, demands defeat H. R. No. 2966 exempting USCG from Administrative Procedure Act. We want civilians on hearing units. Hon. EARL C. MICHENER, House of Representatives: JERRY ANDERSON, Delegate, NMU, San Pedro. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23, 1947. In the best interest of the merchant marine and elimination of unnecessary expenditures strongly recommended favorable consideration of S. 1077 by the House before its adjournment. BUD DELANO, President American Pilots Association. ALMA, MICH., March 22, 1948. COMMITTEE OF THE JUDICIARY, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.: Urge passage of S. 1077. My personal support assured and doubtless that of majority of merchant officers. CHAIRMAN, HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, P. L. ROSECRANS. SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 1948. House of Representatives: Pacific American Tankship Association consists of the operators of tank vessels on the west coast of the United States. We very recently learned that hearings would be held today before your subcommittee No. 3 on S. 1077 which is designed primarily to permit Coast Guard personnel to conduct hearings after investigations. We were sorry we were unable to have a representative present but do desire to advise your committee that each and every member of our association is very strongly in favor of the proposed modification to the Administrative Procedure Act to correct a situation which we believe is fraught with much danger to the American Merchant Marine. As an example we merely call to your attention the following notice which appeared on page 25 of the February 1948 pro ceedings of the merchant marine council issued by the Coast Guard. "Coast Guard merchant marine investigating units and merchant marine details investigated a total of 735 cases during the month of November 1947. Of this number, charges were preferred involving 14 licenses and 56 unlicensed men. No hearings were held because examiners were not available." This condition is a recurring one and will not be cured until proper remedial legislation is enacted. In the meantime the effect of the inability of the Coast Guard to conduct hearings and take positive action is resulting in a break-down of morale among the licensed and unlicensed men of the merchant marine as is evidenced by many newspaper reports of occurrences all over the world involving merchant seamen. Will you please present this telegram to your committee for their serious consideration which we hope will result in the prompt approval of S. 1077. PACIFIC AMERICAN TANKSHIP ASSOCIATION, NEW YORK, N. Y., March 11, 1948. Hon. EARL C. MICHENER, Chairman and Members, Committee on Judiciary, House of Representatives. The Maritime Association of the port of New York, organized in 1873, embraces within its membership of 1,400 persons the steamship lines coastwise, intercoastal, and foreign, oil and coal companies, canal and harbor transportation and all other allied interests. The membership includes members in Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coast ports. The association urges enactment of S. 1077 as soon as possible. Absence of authority to suspend or revoke licenses and certificates permits certain men to continue sailing in spite of proven inability, incompetence, and negligence thereby endangering safety of lives and property. C. H. CALLAGHAN, Executive vice president of the Maritime Association, Hon. EARL C. MICHENER, LARCHMONT, N. Y., February 26, 1948. Chairman, House Judiciary Committee, Washington, D. C.: Association of former CG-MMHU personal organization of veterans of last war assigned to duty in connection with administration of discipline in merchant marine during active duty in Coast Guard and whose members are thoroughly acquainted with problems of maintenance of discipline in our merchant ships at meeting held yesterday in New York resolved to urge enactment of S. 1077, à bill to authorize Coast Guard officers to resume their duties under R. S. 4450. This is urged not only as matter of safety and efficiency but as a matter of national defense. If hearing to be held representatives of this organization would like to appear. X J. FRANCIS HYDEN, President. ceedings of the merchant marine council issued by the C merchant marine investigating units and merch a total of 735 cases during the month of charges were preferred involving 14 licer were held because examiners were one and will not be cured until Hon. EART The within coast all and po pe a |