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} seamen. Te feel certain that by tho end of tre year, the Csnadian Seanen , will te Lined up LOO% and «411 all go coun the Line with the American Seunen LOOK. Further commnic cn tions reac. f BThe crew of the S.S8, MIDDLESEX «ish to extern ‘treir sincere wishes for the success of the Convention and are LOO% behind the NM, FOrew uf the 5.9, MIDLLESEX.! Pacuuse of tha pregs of other worry, iL xill not be possible for me to attend your convention. I wish to convey to the officers ana delegetes our sreetines and food whahcs fox a successral meeting and , that, organization of the geamen may be advanced by ibe work of your hous." / Jonn Rroenys birecior. / ~ "We extend fraternal grectings to Atlantic cond Cul? brothers nate a i - 13 - ne we ee i eS ee . _ woo . ra" an ” won a ~ — — Our main response this year has cone frou tae Lake Ycanen; that is those seamen who gre on the ships. Formerly it was e quection of an orgenizationul drive among the wen on the beach, te have 805 members, and out of that number, 75% are on the stecl bosts. Ye can use these men to de organizational work by contacting the men on the steal boats, Tt is hard to contact steel workers because they are surrounded by the Company cops and guards. We must not neglect or disrega:d the 1.8.U. members. Some people think the members of the I.5.U. are dead — this is nut true. we must zive attention to the I.5.U. meshers as well 45 organisation of the unorganiga. Py toe first of Septenter, re rill know whether re will have ticyureat bazeos LOOS or 90% but ve Wo: that 4% will be u large majority. ‘We look) forward to having Milruuxes un. Detroit going down the line ag the rirst Ports of the Great axes hehind the NU, Re~ garaing Literuture: Ye are doing to fet organizers and a mimeograph machine and get out all the latest neps of the Lukes huppenings. We are trying to defray the expenses of the ILOT. “ese have alread; taken up collactions and the men feel th: PILOT tolbe their official organ. There is enother way thut has beon adopted to publicize the work of the N.A.U. The Roose- velt carried a banner reading SOOSEVELT LINEL UP low TH IND THE NX. The responie to this is excellent, tnaicasiog that there are many men who are reac, to line-up with the N.m.u. ae Brothora Stone and ¥ullens, rgenizers of the Great Lakes con= tacted the Canadian Searen's Unfon, ana they have 70% of the Canadian