The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
THINK STRIKE
CAN BE SETTLED
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the Longshoremen's union, are ready
to walk out in sympathy with men
who are protesting against employ
ment by the company Of strike
breaker.
The company Is standing by the
man at present. refusing to discharge
him.
The first strike was called on the
White Star hne docks. Later men
working ON the Cunard and Atlantic
Transport line docks went out. AmeH-
can line workers were allowed to con.
tinue unloading an American liner,
because, officials said, they didn't
want to embarrass the government by
delaying mail Other men are out in
Hoboken on the Hollapd-American
piers.
The union claims more men are
out on strike than admitted by COM
pany officials who persist In state
ments that the strike will be settled.
Arbitration, agreed to some weeks
ago, it was said, has not been COM
pieted. They insist the men broke
an agreement by striking without an
effort at settlement
Government representatives are on
their way from Washington and are
expected to arrive for conference
with the men and officials Of the com
pany.
VIII End Shortly.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The
Pacific coast ship yards strike will
and shortly with wage increases to
the employees, it was stated at the
United States shipping board office
today.
Chairman Hurley Of the board, ex-
pected to be able to announce a
settlement as soon as the striker g
representatives accept the govern.
ments wage offer. If no acceptance
is Immediately received, an effort
win be made to have the strikers re.
turn to work on the basis of pay in
effect at the Mare island government
navy yard, pending further neogtia
lions for a final settlement.
Hurley was undecided early today
regarding his proposed flying visit &c
San Francisco, personally to plead
with the $4,000 strikers. Meetings
with Samuel Gompers, the shipping
board and the ship yard wage ad
fustment commission, as well as fur
Their reports from mediators on the
Pacific coast, are desired by Hurley
before he decides whether the triy
is neces sary.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-Witt
W. T. Boyce, official federal media
tor and other government represen
tatives predicting a rapid settlement
of the strike which has tied up shil
building in the San Francisco ba!
district, R. w. Burton, president o
the striking Iron Trades council
sounded a note Of warning today tina
mere adjustment Of the ship yard
controversy would not settle tn,
strike.
The governments interest, h,
pointed out, is based upon the fac
the strike has affected construction
of government ships. Adjustment o
differences affecting only the shiI
yards men, will not end the strike
he declared, because it would no
take into consideration the interest
of thousands of other members O
the iron trades council who are OF
strike, but are not engaged In shir
building work. These men numbe
fully half the men on strike, he said
Despite this declaration the fedora
representatives indicated today move
towards settlement was progressin,
satisfactorily. 1t is on this feelin,
that Chairman Hurley of the shin
ping board based his statement /,
Washington today that favorable ad
3ustment appeared to be in sight