The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-20
NAVY YARD LABOR.
How the Demands OF steel ship Constru
tion Have Affected the Emp,oymeut System

How the Demands OF Steel shin Con struc.
tion Have AGecsed the Employment system.
WAsu,So1ox Doc 10 Th. ,,..r,.r ;,,,.
issu.d nv secr.tory Tr,.v H. $500 ~ 80,
yard appointments occoras ulth IN. c.n.,o,
system esto bjished Inv bim nm ,,i. .v,';...
which has had resnl,s so rom,rlohi. IL dnoI,
with cases In which wnnt n, wort ~ 81
calls for n reduction in ,be numbsr ~ rori
men. and accordingly ~ superint.r,onts 49,,
IL provides that wb.n n raduc,io, =, th. I..
Tor IL required, the bend Of tho de,artmsnt
whore II occurs shal, mako suitable r.com.
mrndatons following tho rule thnt n foreman
quarterman. or leading man whose services
,ra 20 i d;,sn..a., III, =.
",e 70 ne oispenso" win IN his own grade
snail have preference for retention in tho
Mr. Tr.cv Inc no,,,ouu
,ha ', ,, h.ae, mas olrla's declared that OF all
during the last four years ths nc mas made
is the oue rcls,inr 70 i,ho. Us 10 , ,,
x,rds Th,,s se' s, 10 laoor IN the navy
perative by the high class of work reouired
in the construction and r.n,ir ~ go
ships. The wooden hull. as he once
expressed it, required for work on It only
a earpenter's OUTFIT and ordinarily skilled
complicated machine. and tho difference is
like that bstween "maLinu n hucl.t ona
making . votch" rha n..,,- , "nu
max nan.ne 1aten. me accuracy OF adjust.
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the highest Importance. Mr.. Tracy found tLst
tho oniv corr.a ,ros ~ H.. a.,. 'ouni ."A'
y, ,aho,. ou. -; wa" vas ~ .n.rouuee now system
cordingly declared vacant nil foremansbins a,
nil tho vnrds A.. o." a., oiansilps II,
az ,"o '"iu'' ''he same tlhe ne appointed
Board OF officers. three OF whom had long
experience in directing shop worL. RI axomina
applicants Tor places. or course the previous
incumbents were welcome to aprly for selec.
one feature ~hieh showed the good sense OF
Ma,n' ma, on general school learning butte
encs 70 ,ns tb ,ests purely praGica having refer
ara iS ittess 9r the place ABSOLUTELY no gen
eept auitv To- mnh m was ENACTED en-
calculations nee cd ior his lar business.
es oy arp9infi rs IN syery instance the man
81 Sft' t6s 'proyed at tn: yards Ihe Captain
i r@r.mTents rsEister and classify all appica
ths snUiio Wh. ana Wneh men are required
thar rawistrv aFS .nhtn np IN the order OF
nr;n,;,,, 81 mere Is law relating to
r p,iioriy Tor war veterans and also II fixed
ready had pr n"rv v, i9r men wh" hnye al-
n ~ these Two classes the order Of registra-
e ont u, i1,pMen, ana 10 man can taken up
mnen the Workman at the top Of the waiting
rs OteH hhI reports tn head OF the de-
~ "hLtu he IL assigned Is compelled
10 give him fair and impartial trial. and
onn. nm at.osainE 10 ms SKIN. II found in
not'v thn Bo zone amer anG ns. IN rejeetinG him
ih eEc.ion; when mus become matter OF record.
M ana s So oar M ths It the
S Sn; results ct TINS system is that whom tho
NAL; ma.ne aha me eNas were ordered. the huls
were pullt NJ the NAVY ard. but it was thought
necessary ne TO construct the engines elsewhere
masniinsry for ,he cneinnI, ard IN. faleirh
a s Ts. ro as me h4 h now built at the Yards
finish. ,....
inc nom m tM trnen IN reporting on the work
,ne OF mo system NJ the BROOK Ign Navy Yard
ilnds the only Objectionable point to bs that it
+, so naetn u,cnit t" reach registered men
changes OF residrDcc. But that is n minor
ausr; H aau ,ne navy yar does MT want to
time for days. weeks. or months. till their turn
t 1af Go me- A to n the he testes
ISM whatever In hiring men. II an incompe-