The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-03
HEIR BATTLE WON.
Nine Hours Conceded Ship
wrights in Most Yards.
NEW ATTACK ON THE CHINESE.


The threatened strike of The shipwrighss
On the Sound for nine-hour day ON and
after April has been virtually aycyted by
hearty I'll the siIip-builders conceding the
demand. Seven men are out in Lakes
vsrdsat Ballard. but as the question at IS
she Is not direct refusal ON the part OF
Nr. Lake to concesie. but rather mis-
understanding, II is probable that the diff
l1culty there will be speedily adjusted.
Five ship carpenters in the employ Of the
Union Pacific Company at the City dock
struck Yesterday morning, but went 10
having decided to give in.
Early in the month of February the
union served notice on all the employers
on the Sound that the demand wosIld be
made Tor nine hours on tho Est of April.
Nothing further was said until last
Wednesday evening. when in accordance
with the resolution. the men IN all the
yards except Hall Bros, at Port Blakeley,
quit work at 5o'clock. with the intention
Of inaugurasing q strike yesterday morn
ing in all yards that would not submit TO
the new regulation. They were agreeably
surprised yesterday morning on fiad-
ing their employers generally 50 willing
20 accede 10 their wishes. Tho question
cf wages VAS not taken into consideration
ii al. but it is generally believed that none
q the yards will make any attempt 10 cut
wages correspondingly.
Superintendent Allen, of the Seattle Dry
Dock Company, said yesterday in speak
ing on the matter with a PosT-is1EiIf-
okxcKE reporter, that he had been notified
some time ago tl,nt the demand would he
max3c. and he informed his men that he
found no objection to ii If the othcrsfards
agreed TO it. Nothing further had been
naid about it until the men knocked of at
6ofciock Wednesday evening With ref
ercncc 10 the question of wages, Mr.. Alien
said he did not think any of the Yards
would reduce the rate of wages per day ia
fact, tlsat some Of the employers seemed to
have The impression that the demand
meant higher rate Of wages per day for
nine hours than they had been paying for
ton hours
James Allen, president of the union and
FOREMAN Of the dry dock, was seen, and he
stated that the difficulty at Lakes yard at
Ballard originated over q contract for the
building of a steamer. Lake claimed the
contruct had been made previous TO the
time ne was notified of the decision of the
upi0n to reduce the hours on April /. All
work contracted prior to the time notice
vas served by the union is to lie finished
up On tie ten-hour basis, but Lakes men
claim that he had hcen notified previous
70 the time hc made the contract in aues-
lion, and therefore they refuse to corr
pletc the job unless il be done under the
nine-hour rule. Mr.. Allen thought it would
be Easy to settle this question and then
everything would be satisfactory all around
except at Hail Bros yard. Port Blake!ey,
where the men arc not organized lie said
he went there some time ago to meet the
mcn in the evening and have talk with
them on this question. and try to organize
them, but the employers have such COM
plete control that he could not even find q
building in which they could meet. ave
will get them yet, though" he remarked.
significantly. Mr.. Allen said he did not
thin. the wages would be reduced, but
nothing had been said regarding the ques-
ton.