The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-13
SHIP YARD TRUCE
COMPLICATED
BY CARPENTERS

VI V0Iu XIV GuV
Prediction OF a general car.
penters' strike In Seattle next
Monday was made Saturday
morning by John c. lnee. score
tary Of the Dia,rlet Council OF
Carpenters, at the session OF
the federal wage adjustment
board at the New Washington.
lnee explained that the car.
penters were being dlserlminat.
ed against by members Of the
Shlpwrights'. cAuikers' and
Joiners' union whenever az.
tempts were made by the for
mer 20 obtain trsnsforenee
into the latter organization In
order 20 work N shipysrds. Both
Of the organization are linked
under the same international
organization.
Malice has been shown FOR n
vear." testified ince. before the
BOARD. and Il appears that there
,ill be- strike Monday unless some
thing ~ done
we have exhausted our re
sources. and despite the advice OF
our international president. the
shlpwrirhts refuse 20 cooperate
with MS"
Chairman Macy said tha, Il was
NO, tho duty of the board 10 settle
iurlpiictionai difficulties % n union.
saving he believed II vas up 10
the unionlsts TO settle their own In.
tcrnal difficulties.
Meeting In Afternoon
fuce said hs would call meet.
inr for Saturday afternoon.
John Lindsay. representing the
shin iolners. said that the proposed
strike was news TO him He said
no effort had been made on the
carpenters part 20 call meeting
with . view toward settling the Ia
Dor troubles
III Il foolish TO think this situa'
ton can't be settled" he said. for
our organization IL more than Will
lng 10 allow men 10 cur member
ship a. soon Aa they arr efflcisn,
enough 20 permit, their transfer 10
the union"
There are 1910 carpenters In Sc
attle and vicinity.
Tho majority % the "a allied
trades comprising the Metal Trsi"'
council will hold meetings Sunday
II was announced today by off
ciris. with a view toward taking
action IN connection with the ar
rangement OF temporary truce. "a
the men can return 20 work Mon
dav In the shlpyards This action
nat be taken despite the boiler
makers decision TO remain firm OF
the action taken August I.
stand Pa, on Eiah, Hours
Secretary iioti. 81 the inierna
ilonal TlmbefworksrB' union. an
mouncsd Saturday that the Ballard
local voted 10 stand pat on tho de
mancn II AIDE for EIGHT hour iumbo'
at q meeting held Friday night.
HOPES OF q temporary truce
whereby all the employees OF
the metal ard wood shipbulio-
inq yards would return 10
work Monday d~lndied Sat
urday when Dan p. mekli-
Iop. bushes. agent Of the Boil.
rrnskers. Shipbuiiders ard
Hrlpers union. announced that
his organization decided az
lengthy meeting Friday night
20 remain firm In their decision
70 stick 20 the demands OF
August I.
The bollermakera held tho meet
ing Friday night. following the tom
porary truce arranged Friday after
noon between tho employees and
en- ployers nf the Puget Sound
bridge 4 Dredging Co. whereof,
work win be started In this yarc
l Monday.
All three members % tho fedora
wage adjustment board attempted
10 hrinv ahou; a temporary peace
agreement Friday. Their spccchei
failed.
| Another effort was to be mad
Saturday morning
| Joseph Franklin. internationR
president Of tho hoilermakerB. " h
n stopping at the New Richmon'
hotel. announced Saturday his AZ
pearance In Seattle was casual ant
had nothing 20 do with the sirlk
situation. intimating that settle
rnt was In the hands entirely Of IN
local union lie refuses 10 common
on tho controversy
In face 81 the action taken by III
metal trades in connection with th
Puget Sound Bridge and DrcdEin.
Co.'S yard. II may mean That the /
allied trades OF the metal trade
j will coucode n temporary truce. d.
spite the action taken b. TO boiler
makers. II IL known that thes
trades are leaning IN favor OF goinl
90 work.
/ An attempt will be made Satui
day TO select an arhiter 10 conduc
the strife difficulties and settle
mcnts after the board leaves
The following were named 90 40
lect the arbiter. u Il Fox. repre-
sentlng the steel yard builders.
u Hedges. for the wood yard build
ers. c. {. elise. for the Meta
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