The San Francisco call., 1904-10-08
LIVERNASH AT IRON WORKS.
Congressman Addresses WOrkmen on
Matters of Interest to them.

congressman Addresses WOfkmen on
Matters of Interest to them.
Congressman E. J. Livernash ad-
dressed the workmen of the Union
Iron Works during the noon hour yes
terday. He was listened to attentive
~ throughout his address, which
touched on matters directly affecting
the men that made up his audience.
Ir part he said:
The little time We can be together to-day
will not permit an extended discussion of
public affairs: but. the men of the Union
Iron Works nave a direct interest in the use
made of the navy yards OF the country L
shall devote most OF my speech to the subject
Neither as member of Congress nor other
wise nave l ever been opposed TO the building
or the repair of ships in the navy yards of
the United States. On the contrary, l have
at all times been strongly in favor of giving
those yards the major part of the work of our
navy, under conditions preventive of the
abuses which in the lonB-ago characterized
Moreover, l have ardently advocated going
further than the building and repair of our
naval vessels in the Governments g yards; for
in and out of Congress l have stood for estab-
nshing Federal armor place factory and for
ehuIarging the naval gun factory at Washington.
nave not been satisfied TO see all the armor of
our navy manufactured by INSCRIPTIONS nom
union private concerns. as is now the case.
ernment turning over to extortionate private
plants so much of the manufacture of our
naval armament as II has been doing.
90 not wish to be understood as in favor
OF Gripping the Union Iron Works the Risdon
iron Works or the Fulton Iron Works. It
mas seemed TO me important that they receive
soma of the Governments work. whatever may
be or may become the resources of the navy
yards of the country; and / have stood and now
stand for giving them a fair share of what
ever contract work the Government withhods
from its own plants. Accordingly, L spoke and
voted in the House OF Representatives for a
return TO the 4 per cent "differential' equal
izing the difference between the cost of manu-
featuring ships on the Atlantic coast and the
cost Of manufacturing ships on the Pacific
Coast
We know very we'll that all the steel re-
quired In shipbuilding here has to be trans
ported across the continent and know that
fuel costs more in San Francisco than at New
port News and in Pennsylvania; and, for my
part, DO not wish to all of the future
tract work of the United States navy executed
on the Atlantic seaboard. I think Of the hun
dreds or workers whose homes are in this city
and whose employment depends on the business
OF our private shipbuilding plants; and / think
or the capital invested in those plants: and L
think OF the trade of city in general.
The nght for an eight t-hour day in plants
such as the Union Iron Works will be carried
on IN washington until il Is won. So will be
the hght FOR enlarging the naval gun factory.
So VIII be the fight for establishing a Gov
ernment factory for the manufacture of armor
plate. So will be the fight for giving to the
navy yards the larger share of the Govern
ments shipbuilding. So will be the fight for
doubt OF it. Time and persistent persuasion
will win for