further handicapping the operators with additional charges of unknown level. Pilotage charges, like tolls, should be on a predictable basis. I believe that the bill imposes fair and reasonable obligations upon the vessel operators in a way which will contribute to their safe operation and thus eventually to their economy of operation. This is a sound step in the development of trade on the seaway, which will inure to the benefit of the Lincoln Electric Co. The provisions are compatible with the principles expressed at other times by the Council of Lake Erie Ports and the Great Lakes Ports Traffic Committee-which organizations have not had time to review and vote on this specific measure. I urge prompt adoption of the bill as written. Respectfully submitted. ARTHUR W. TODD. CHICAGO, ILL., February 19, 1960. Senator W. MAGNUSON, Washington, D.C.: Conflict in schedule prevents personal appearance at public hearing on S. 3019, Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960. In lieu thereof we hereby register our support of the bill as drawn which fulfills the position taken by us before you on S. 2096 on June 6, 1958. We respectfully ask that the record show our support thereof through this means. J. S. CHARTRAND, Vice President, Transportation, Chicago Board of Trade. Senator W. MAGNUSON, U. S. Senate, Washington, D.C.: CHICAGO, ILL., February 19, 1960. We are heartily in favor of S. 3019, Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960. We express ourselves as importers and boosters of Chicago as a port. We wish to enlist your support in urging that the act be passed as drafted. NORMAN R. SACKHEIM, President, Heads & Threads, Inc. LORAIN, OHIO, February 19, 1960. Senator W. MAGNUSON, Washington, D.O.: We urge passage S. 3019, Great Lakes Pilotage Act, in behalf of safe and economical navigation of Great Lakes and Midwest economic growth. F. S. BATTIN, Export Manager, Thew Shovel Co. CHICAGO, ILL., February 19, 1960. Senator W. MAGNUSON, Washington, D.C.: This conferences membership earnestly request your support S. 3019, entitled "Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960," as being in best interest of all concerned with Midwest economic growth through world trade and providing safe and economical Great Lakes navigation. WM. H. SMITH, Secretary American Great Lakes Mediterranean East Bound Freight Senator W. MAGNUSON, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.O.: CHICAGO, ILL., February 19, 1960. We refer to S. 3019, entitled "Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960," now pending, and urge its passage in the interest of safe and economical navigation of the Great Lakes and the assistance its enactment will provide toward the developments of our ports through world trade. INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP TERMINALS, INC. CHICAGO, ILL., February 19, 1960. Senator WARREN G. MAGNUSON, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.: We wish to express our gratitude for your efforts to work out a good pilotage act for the St. Lawrence seaway and the Great Lakes. We understand that S. 3019, entitled "Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960," is a reasonable bill. We therefore request your continued support in our behalf. Senator WARREN G. MAGNUSON, NORTH PIER TERMINAL CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO, February 19, 1960. Chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, U.S. Senate, Cleveland Lodge No. 4, International Ship Masters Association, is a voluntary association whose members are principally active merchant marine licensed officers sailing on the Great Lakes together with personnel closely allied to the Great Lakes maritime industry. Cleveland Lodge No. 4 has over 300 members. After due consideration of the proposed bill, S. 3019, Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, Cleveland Lodge No. 4 strongly urges that Great Lakes your consideration and support of S. 3019 will be appreciated by all the members of Cleveland Lodge No. 4. ROMAN T. KEENEN, Secretary. CHICAGO, ILL., February 19, 1960. Hon. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, D.C.: The International Trade Club of Chicago, founded 40 years ago as the Export Managers Club of Chicago. And numbering a membership of 700 representing all phases of world trade activity throughout the Middle West, urgently recommends early passage of bill S. 3019, Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960. We consider this legislation vital to safe and economical navigation on the Great Lakes and essential to expansion of U.S. business moving through this new trade gateway to the world. SENATOR W. MAGNUSON, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.: INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLUB OF CHICAGO. CLEVELAND, OHIO, February 20, 1960. Desire passage of S. 3019, Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, safe economical navigation on Great Lakes. LEDERER TERMINAL WAREHOUSE CO. CHICAGO, ILL., February 22, 1960. SENATOR WARREN MAGNUSON, Washington, D.C.: The Chicago Regional Port District, being the largest handlers of water commerce in the Chicago area, wholeheartedly supports the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, Senate bill 3019, and is definitely opposed to pilotage on the Great Lakes. FLOYD G. DANA, Chairman, Chicago Regional Port District. SENATOR WARREN G. MAGNUSON, CLEVELAND, OHIO, February 20, 1960. Chairman, Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, The Department of Port Control in the city of Cleveland is of the opinion that bill S. 3019, providing for certain pilotage requirements in the navigation of U.S. waters of the Great Lakes, is sound and fair. Favorable consideration of the bill will, in our opinion, aid navigation in the Great Lakes area. W. J. ROGERS, Director of Port Control, City of Cleveland, Ohio. CHICAGO, ILL., February 19, 1960. Senator W. MAGNUSON, Washington, D.C.: We respectfully request your acceptance our views wholeheartedly supporting S. 3019, covering Great Lakes pilotage, as bill provides for safe navigation, promote the continuing benefits of St. Lawrence Seaway through the economic growth of midwest through Great Lakes world trade. CHICAGO MARINE ASSOCIATION. DULUTH, MINN., February 23, 1960. Senator WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, D.C.: On behalf of the long-shore membership in the Lake Superior area, we request your support on Senate bill 3019, which deals with pilotage on the Great Lakes. The passage of this bill will solve many problems dealing with safety of life and property. Thank you. A. L. SLAUGHTER, Vice President, International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO. BUFFALO, N.Y., February 24, 1960. Hon. WARREN MAGNUSON, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.: We strongly urge passage of Senate bill S. 3019. We feel it provides for sensible pilotage regulations and recognizes the principle of open lake waters. A. P. GERSTNER, Executive Secretary, Buffalo World Trades Association. Hon. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 22, 1960. Chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.: Regarding Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, S. 3019, our organization upon reviewing this bill in present form feel it is equitable to all. Vessels operating in foreign commerce and therefore lend our support and endorsement for passage and approval of this bill. G. L. HUCKBODY, Chairman, Great Lakes Committee, Milwaukee Overseas Shipping Agents Association. 54442-60- -7 WASHINGTON, D.C., February 23, 1960. Hon. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Chairman, Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, The Licensed Tugmen & Pilots Protective Association and its 16 locals operating in the major ports and on the Great Lakes strongly protest the passage of any pilot bill which would authorize an agreement to license foreign pilots for Great Lakes waters. A pilot bill is necessary, but not one that will deprive Americans of their livelihood. No notice of this hearing was received. Kindly advise if further hearings I will be held. PATRICK J. CULLNAN, Jr., President, Licensed Tugmen & Pilots Protective Association. DETROIT, MICH., February 23, 1960. Senator PATRICK MCNAMARA, Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.: The Licensed Tugmen & Pilots Protective Association are opposed and protest the hearings on Senate bill 3019 of Senator Magnuson without notifying the Pilots locals on the Great Lakes, and we oppose any bill licensing foreign pilots to operate American ships on the Great Lakes. ROBERT H. HANNIGAN, Secretary, Local 34, Licensed Tugmen & Pilots Protective Association. Senator LAUSCHE. The committee stands adjourned. (Whereupon, at 4:45 p.m., the subcommittee adjourned.) (The following communications were received subsequently for inclusion in the record:) LICENSED TUGMEN'S & PILOTS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, Hon. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR MAGNUSON: The Licensed Tugmen & Pilot's Protective Association of America, affiliated with the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, strongly opposes passage of H.R. 10593 and S. 3019. These bills are contrary to the best interests of this Nation, and needlessly sacrifice the rights and interests of American seamen. We respectfully urge that these bills be defeated. We would support a bill, however, if these minimum safeguards are incorporated: 1. Preserving the rights of States and municipalities to enact local legislation or ordinances to regulate pilotage in local waters. 2. Prohibiting pilotage on the Great Lakes by any persons other than American or Canadian pilots. 3. Safeguarding and guaranteeing the right of pilots to form or select unions of their own choosing, and to bargain collectively with employers or employer associations concerning rates of pay and all conditions of employment. In this connection the Government and any Government agencies should be forbidden from interfering with the establishment of rates of pay and conditions of employment of pilots. 4. Excluding Canadian pilots, except on Canadian vessels, from pilotage on Lake Michigan, which is an entirely American body of water, unless fully reciprocal rights are extended to American pilots on Canadian waters from St. Regis, N.Y., to Montreal, Quebec, and from Montreal to Seven Islands, Quebec. At the present time Canadian law forbids pilotage by American pilots in these waters. In addition, Canadian immigration authorities make it difficult or impossible for Americans to enter Canada to serve as pilots even on Canadian waters where Americans have nominal rights to act as pilots. 5. All areas in which pilotage will be compulsory should be specified within the bill and not left for determination by any other agency than the Congress. 6. Pilots shall be deemed qualified if they hold a master's license from the U.S. Coast Guard of sufficient tonnage to cover the particular vessel. Re S. 3019, Great Lakes pilotage. Hon. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, MCCREARY, HINSLEA & RAY, Cleveland, Ohio, February 26, 1960. Chairman, Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, DEAR SENATOR MAGNUSON: At the hearings held last Tuesday and Wednesday on S. 3019, I called to the attention of Senator Lausche, who was conducting the hearings, and staff member, Mr. Bourbon, a statement that was not exactly factual in that it was stated that all enrolled vessels of the Great Lakes must have a complement of officers holding Coast Guard pilot licenses. I spoke to the Commandant about it and he agreed that diesel tugs do not require licensed officers or pilots. The Commandant, I understand, raised the question with the State Department and they are agreeable to making a few changes in their statement. This led me to believe that at some time in the future, when most of us are gone, someone might be claiming that this act did provide for licensing requirements for diesel tugs. I informed the Great Lakes Towing Co., who are our regular clients, of this possibility and they are submitting a statement requesting an amendment, to which I hope the committee will give favorable consideration and adopt the same. Respectfully yours, LEE C. HINSLEA. STATEMENT OF THE GREAT LAKES TOWING CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO, REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO S. 3019 The Great Lakes Towing Co. operates 53 Great Lakes tugs, 46 of which are diesel-powered and 7 are steam-powered. All but two of the tugs operate as harbor tugs in all principal ports of the Great Lakes and are all under 100 gross tons. There are two larger tugs, one of 194 gross tons and the other of 198 gross tons, which are used for salvage work and towage on the open waters of the Great Lakes. All of the company's tugs are vessels of the United States, licensed and enrolled for navigation on the Great Lakes. This, we might point out, is the same type of documentation that is given to all of the Great Lakes vessels. Although there are Coast Guard licensing requirements for personnel on Great Lakes steam tugs, there is no statute or regulation requiring licensed pilots or other licensed personnel on board the company's diesel tugs. This also applies to other companies operating diesel tugs on the Great Lakes, as well as Atlantic coast diesel tugs and Mississippi River diesel tugs which come to the Great Lakes. It is the company's understanding that a bill S. 3019 has been introduced to establish pilotage requirements for ocean vessels (American registry and foreign vessels) operating from ocean routes into the Great Lakes and the problems connected therewith; that the bill is not intended to regulate vessels which are enrolled for coastwise trade on the Great Lakes nor regulate Canadian vessels engaged in Great Lakes trade. Nevertheless, we believe some question could conceivably arise regarding the applicability of this proposed legislation to the operation of this company's and other companies' diesel tugs. At a hearing held before your committee on February 23 and 24, 1960, we have been advised that the State Department, in presenting its statement supporting the bill, made the following statement: "The term 'registered vessel of the United States' applies to American vessels engaged in foreign trade, as distinguished from vessels proceeding under 'enrollment' when engaged in domestic trade between U.S. ports. Enrollment is also permitted under existing law for U.S. vessels engaged in foreign trade between United States and Canadian ports on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Any enrolled vessel navigating U.S. waters of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River must have a complement of officers holding Coast Guard pilot licenses for those waters." We understand that when pointed out that the last sentence was not exactly factual, a change is to be made something along the following lines: "With a few exceptions, enrolled vessels navigating U.S. waters of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River must have a complement of officers holding Coast Guard pilot licenses for those waters." |