The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-16
MEN RESUME WORK
ON JE1TY
ALL BUT NINE OUT OF zzf
WORKERS INVOLVED re
TURNED TO THEIR JOBS YES
TERDAY MORNING.

Yesterday morning all but nine oE
the 22l men involved in The (aileged)
strike went back to work at the gov
ernment jetty at the mouth OF the
Columbia river, and thus was ayerted
disaQreeable and far-rcaching con-
dition of affairs. The nine men re-
ferred to were made UP of four lccc-
motive engineers, three locomotive
"hostlcrs' and two ardent synipa
thizers with The men whom the Off
GERS were compelled to discharge
The whole matter impinged upon
the facts as originally given IN these
columns on Tuesday morning last
namely: The officers in charge Of
the work at the jetty, in obedience to
the Presidential letter directing that
a half-holiday be given to all day la
borers on government works
throughout the country, during the
summer, and on Saturdays, could
not, under the terms of that letter
and authority, grant this privilege
I, (nor its alternative, time and hall
la the event the day laborers worked
On that afternoon) to the locomotive
engineers, as these operatives are not
classed as day workers On the ron
and roster at the jctties, but work
lfrom month to month on salary. The
engineers resented this alleged dis
termination and refused to work on
last Saturday afternoon, unless they
were given time and a half for the
Iperiod. This was also denied them.
for want Of authority, and they refus-
ed to GO to work on Monday morn
ling, and very many of the men who
lwere amenable to the privilege N
Iquestion, sided with them and also
refused to take up the work,
i The matter was widely discussed
Iamong thoe concerned, and a COM
Imittee was sent to this city to secure
1.-The legal aid Of Messrs. Fulton Bros
the lawyers, to press the claim in be-
Ihalf OF the engineers and their
sympathizers, but in the absence OF
;lU. S. Senator Charles w. Fulton, his
brother, and partner, G. G. Fulton.
declined to take the case, for very ex-
Icellent and proper reasons, and the
!. men returned to the jetty and re-
PORTED. Further review of the situa-
Ition on the part of those thus con-
. tending, resulted in the abandonment
!, Iof the plea, for the time being, and
1.-The work was started again yesterday
as above stated.
This is the first time in many long
5 day that anything like serious
{ trouble has arisen at the jetties, and
y THAT ii has been adjusted, and work
Z resumed, relieves decided strain
y there, here, and at the quarries up
y the river, which must have shut down
/; Ihad the contest been persisted in; the
/ boats and barges used in transporting
/ rock must have been stopped, and
d the ramihcations of the try-out would
h have wrought general disaster al
= over the lower Columbia generally.
a There is a fine body of men in th'
e government employ at the ietty, and
l. probably unmatched in the country
/ for sobriety, steadiness, and capa
,e bility, from top to bottom ant
s throughout. The very fact that thes'
le men have relinquished their advers'
Ie attitude, even ii it be temporarily
i speaks Volumes for their judgnen
ID and tolerance and their sense OF thu
4; importance and gravity Of the worl
" they are doing; and It is broadly hopes
rs that what issues have arisen in thi
lie matter may be subsequently and sat
J" isfactorily adjusted, without furthe
al recourse to the threatening and i'm
E. peding processes of strike or sinii
as lar imperative operations.
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