The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-01-04
NAVY YARD WORKERS
TOSEEK TAT T'SA|D
IN ENDING TROUBLE
Department Denies Attempt
Was Made to Install
Taylor System.
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striking continued M. Johnson 'hu =!
am advised this morning that when
tney arrived at the yard yestertia '
n mhornaihng at O'clock they found the
iocked ,,rt.sn locked up. t was. still
Men Men We're informed by an officef named
moses that they would have to agree
70 sign the individual. cards for each
p pases. .. WORK. according to the Taylor
wished to go to work.
Would Not Agree.
They did not agree to this, the
cneckboard remained locked up. and 40
.ney could not go to work. Legally, 7
believe the men were locked out.
.,several other trades besides the ma
cMHsts are involved at Norfolk and
only the sheet metal workers. who were
not asked to sign the time cards, re.
manned at work.
The executive committee Of the ma
S Wash,Srt happened ,nS to be convened in
snce. and its session did not originate
because OF the labor troubles in the
navy yards over alleged Introduction OF
the Taylor system Of scientific MANAGE
ment. But since the trouble came up
the question of relations Of the United
states ana Its machinist employees Is
now the al engrossing problem before
tho SOhitilttte meetlnR.
Department Active.
The Navy Department is doing some
thing to avert serious trouble. James
OConnell, former president Of the Ma
chinists' Union and now president of
the Metal Trades Department Of the
American Federation OF Labor. has been
IN conference with Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy Beekman Winthrop.
1t was stated to Mr.. O'Connell that
the Norfolk strikers had misunderstood
the departments plans. According to
the navys explanation. time cards were
which were printed statements indicat-
ing that the Taylor system of scientific
shop management was about to be in
stalled. -,
No such idea is entertained by the
department. Mr.. winthrop said. and the
use of these time cards was unauthor-
lied. When he learned this Mr.. O'Con-
nell said that he would communicate
with the strikers and that he expected
that the strike would be called off.
Fiery speeches were made last evening
at a meeting Of Columbia Union of Ma
chinists. At this meeting were present
mittee of the International Union now
In Washington. These committeeman
are: Hugh Doran. OF Chicago; I. l..
Tucker. OF Washington: c. T. Nicholson,
OF Salt Lake. and President johnson.
Officers Win.
The committeeman counseled modera-
ton; the local machinists talked strike
at the meeting. Finally. the views Of
the officials prevailed. and the dcput ia
ton to visit President Taft and submit
grievances was decided upon.
This morning at the Navy Yard the
atmosphere Is charged with excitement
Not only the machinists, but other en-
ployes, gathered In groups before the
hour OF going to work and talked heat
eddy. Unless the Navy Department will
increase the machinists wages from
1916 to n a day and abolish the Taylor
scientific system, strike Is certain, the
men declared this morning.
So far as the men themselves are con-
cerned, the Navy Yard is now a huge
dynamite magazine, ready to explode In
the fraction Of q second.