The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25
'MACHINISTS MAP
OUT CAMPAIGN
Plan to Organize Advantage
ously in Private Munitions
Plants.
LOCAL MENDEFER ACTION
N. P. Alias Notified that President
Wilson Will See Delegation on
Return to City.

The machinists organization in this
country has mapped out campaign
whereby it expects to, take advantage of
the demand by private concerns for ma
| chinists to manufacture war munitions,
not only to organize in all private plants
advantageously, but to clear up all out
| standing differences with Uncle Sam in
arsenals and navy yards. This was evil
dent from the remarks of N. p. Atlas,
of District A. international Associat ton
of Machinists.
AS soon as the existing differences with
Secretary Daniels over the wage scale
at the Washington Navy Yard are wiped
out, or before, the machinists will press
their demands on Secretary Of War Gar
rison that he remove the much-hated
Taylor. or piece work system, from its
final stronghold. the WATERFOWL Arsenal
Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance, has re-
fused to do this. The army appropriation
bill prohibits the expenditure of any Of
its funds for labor regulated by the Tay-
lor system, but the WATERFOWL Arsenal
is administered under the Notifications
appropriation bill. which did not carry
this restriction. Mr.. Atlas Is awaiting
a reply to his last letter to Secretary
Garrison. A general walk-out Is threat
ened at the WATERFOWL Arsenal. where a
large part of the gun carriages and
mounts for coast defenses are con-
structed.
Frankfort Trouble Averted.
Trouble over wages at the Frankfort
Arsenal at Philadelphia has been averted
through an agreement reached yesterday
between Mr.. Atlas and Gen. Crozier
The investigation as a result of which
any changes will be made in the wage
scale there is to be made by three COM
mittees. comprising each labor man and
an army ordnance officer. and represent
ing the three different departments of
the arsenal-instrument, small arms am
munition, and field gun ammunition. The
investigations will be conducted as near
simultaneously as possible. so that the
changes may be effective within a couple
of ssonths
Dissatisfied mechanics at the WASH
ington navy yard have decided to wait
the result of a conference between
their leaders and President Wilson be-
fore deciding definitely on a course of
action.
This was the announcement yester-
day afternoon following receipt of
letter from Secretary Joseph P. Turn
ulty by Mr.. Alias.
walk-out Was Planned.
Prior to the receipt of the letter
the machinists. believing President
giving due consideration to their petit
ton. had arranged for a mass meet
ing in Naval Lodge Hall tomorrow
night. when, it was virtually deter
mined. a general walk-out would be
voted. Such a walk-out, according to
Mr.. Alias, would be followed by SINH
lar action in all other navy yards.
Secretary Tumulty's letter informed
Mr.. Alias that press of other business
had prevented the President from TAX
ing action on their petition that he
overrule Secretary Daniels. but that
the President would be glad to talk
with the men personally after his re-
turn from Cornish.
Mr.. Atlas said yesterday that the
men had determined upon a walk-out
in the event their demands were not
acceded to within a reasonable time.
He declared the men would not wait
for an investigation into the cost of
living here as compared with that in
the vicinity of other yards, which is
the basis upon which the fund from
which they expect the increase to be
drawn was voted by Congress.