The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-12
CANAL ZONE LABOR
PROBLEM IS ACUTE
Union Men Employed on Work
Resist New wage Scale,
Effective April /.


gated IN conformity with an executive
order issued BY President Wilson Feb
rhary 2, to become operative April 4,
when the permanent goverpment Of the
Panama Canal went into effect.
The skilled workers have been in
communication with the parent unions
in the United states with the result
that the metal trades department Of
the American Federation Of Labor has
instructed the union on the isthmus to
begin Immediately the formation Of q
metal trades couneiliin Panama. Sew
lcral meetings already have been held,
at which strong opposition to any wage
reduction was voiced.
Under the terms Of the Adamson act
establishing the permanent government
of the Panama Canal IL is provided that
no one on the canal force shall be paid
more than 25 per cent in excess of the
average wage for similar work paid In
tho 1ited states. In conformity with
this provision Col. George w. Goethals,
gof e,nor Of the Panama Canal, issued
a CIRCULAR establishing new wage
tsalc. This provided tor considerable
reductions all along the line.
Goethala Would Continue Scale.
II is underStood here that Colonel
uoesnals personally favors the eontin,
gsa 81 'ne present wage scale gp.ll
sne Periou OF construction snall nave
peer been ended. q this e done the Iedge.
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il5ciy pdrent Gro, aFe ~ ~ INV I5S sSe S;aT
AZ obtainino stt,ke ssnetion NJ n mo- tbe
immediate intentiop asSstdino 81 lsksy
Leaders here "a MAKE 'ase ofS fhs strike
wcapon h farce the eontinnation. az
the pfesant seale. bnt oSIv r. an s,bey.
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rs nsa ! neeessitv
II * not anticinated Tint ANY, onpos;.
ton "a fbe new ware scale win come
from the ntmetdns Clerks and, other
unoreauized embloyes on the eanal
force. A vet no active opposition
has appeared among them. aithoudh n
Il said that mahy. az them eontemplate
resianfne ana retusnitd ~ the states
ana seekinp other emplo2ment ffhis
class Of enit,ioyes IN anv event viii suf.
fer eonsiderahle Shrinkare through the
gradual reduction in. force made neecs.
sury by. The eompletion Of construction
work. ~. ti w %,
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q - -, - -
s 81 iess % TS ig pn Dy sne Two pGnee
sav that tic nrohlem d one for soln.
ton ~ the canal goye-nment
Tho orrs,jor az he nnemployea Ia.
maiean ne, n l. simple. when he left
his native sbote N como 10 Panama 10
work IN M canal be was comneIIed 10
deposit "a Tor hIs return passage when
his iobi here WAS done Manv az them.
however I'D moi wish N return, for the
reason that thev are now accus,omed
70 larger WAGES than thev have aver
been able 10 earn n Jamaies. Besides,
they saw the island a already over.