The Washington herald., 1909-04-02

Beaten in the navy yard and foHed in.
their effort 20 win the iutercession OF the.
ONE Of the Navy Department and OF.
the members o. The Committee on NaraI<
Affairs Of the House OF Representatives.
the discharged nachiaists. who vera
dropped from Uncle SANS pay roll yes
teriay. are going 10 carry thesr case d..
rect to President Taf5 as court OF last
resort.
That the men wiu appeal 10 the Presi-
dent Of the United States before giving
Up the fight was announced last night By
James O'ConneH. president OF the Inter
national Association o. NachInists. who
is al the head of an organization which
unites al ths union machinists OF this
country and Canada
VIII Appeal 10 President.
He said last night.
anything definite tod
Ing quietly to ~
the navy yard oficis
We haven't given up
.r. We are going 10
20 President TAFT
terceGe FOR the men --
have worked hard for the government.
and should not be dropped without notice
just because the work happens 10 be a
little slack We viii Try 10 prevent any
more men from being dropped. and then
We are going TO d. our best % have re-
instated those men Who are uow our.
We VIII appeal 10 the President within
the next few days
Definite plans as % Just how IRE n1al
VIII present their case 10 President TAX
have nos get heen outlined. but in al
probability a delegation. leaCed by ssr-
O'Counel and the officers N CoIgn.sl
Lodge Nc I-1 of which an tire machiu-
lists IN The yard ere members. wiu a.
range f1r pa appointment with the Pres
ident
Work for Machinists Scarce.
Who was discharged. and why. al
whether more Of the fdteful slips or pa1cr
are coming was the main topic % cor
verssticn among ire men OF the ya-f
yesterday No ore seemed 70 know just
what the discharged men would do. The-s
is no work Tor tnem I'm their lire IN
Washington. and not mucb outside. Re
ports from all parts Of The country have
been gathered by the International As
sociation and indicate -'sat the trade IS
tuu everywhere.
All day yesterday stories o. the misfo--
tunes Of different discharged men were
circulated through the yard one or the
men dropped has wife iu a. S. Eliza
be-h'z Asylum, and two small children.
age2 ten and four. whose board requires
the greater part Cf his earnings This
mans salary has suddenly been cut cT
without any warning and his case. tls
men say, is similar 20 that Of many
others.
Columbia Lodge viii Go everything i-
can 70 alleviate their condition The mo-
ment a member is out OF worS his dues
cease. The Lodge has about sea-0 n the
treasury and viii spare no expense a.
looking after It's members.
Lodge EiI Assist Needy.
Those uachirists who need money 70
get oar OF town IN search or work VIII
in most cases be furnished with trans7or-
tat.On by tie lodge Accurate Information
as TO tie state OF the trade in different
parts OF the country wiu be collected By
the ofsce-s OF The lodge and furnished
10 those who are in search OF employ
ment II is quite possible that the mem
bers VIII assess themselves 2 certain p0r-
ton OF their salary. TO be used as a fund
for the men who are out OF work
Nearly all the discharged men have
Conduct. excellent; workmanship, good"
on their cards. and this entities them 10
enter their names on the register OF the
board or labor. from which new employees
are selected as they are needed. Bot this
list already contains between SO and go
names and The mon seem 10 think thar