Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-24
ARBITRATION MAY |
END SHIP STRIKE
Union Leaders and Companv
Officials Favor Washing.
ton Plan
PROPOSE BOARD OF THREE
Mediation Commission Would D.
Representative and Con-
slider All Sides

Oiicials of shipyards and officers -, a.,
International Brotherhood of Boilerm,,..
Iron ship Builders and Helpers Of A,ro.,,
this afternoon expressed themselves in .,
vor of plan announced in Wasb,,a..
whereby a commission to be comnosos :.
three men will in the future settle all ,u,.''
ances that may arise among emplovae nv
are engaged on Government work rh V
decision OF this commission on all labor da.
putes is to be final 's'
A dispatch from Washington this a,o.
noon states that by an agreement t',r,
reached by the United States Goyernn,sssss ,sss
and labor organizations strikes in all Sh,n
yards will end 'p'
COMMISSION OF THREE
on the proposed commission tboro ,,,
be one man representing the emnlovos ~
navy yards and shipyards, the second w..
bcr VIII be Government represents ali.
and the third member will be an outsid.'
familiar with labor conditions Secro,ar,,
OF the Navy Daniels according to m.
Washington dispatch, is expected IN ,,a,s
public the plan of arbitration between en- sm'
poyers and employees this week.
Officials of the Chester Shinbpi,di,.
Company and officials of other shinh,,s
ing companies said this afternoon that Ma,
were highly in favor of a comnission =,
settle all future labor troubles. The SON.
sentiments were shared by the officers ~
the labor union.
Plans are being made by manufactures
of boilers for ships under CONSTRUCTION for
the Government to prevent the presen,
strike of boilermakers from tying I'm ths
Government program, by transferring tbelr
orders to builders in other parts of Penn.
sylvania.
MAY SHIFT CONTRACTS
This was outlined today by boiler mann.
facturers as being the plan adopted a,
meeting at the Grand Fraternity Building
1923 Arch street. last night at which it was
said the principal problem before the mann.
facturers was that of keeping faith with the
Government in the face of the strike The
plan OF transferring the orders to other
plants not affected by the strike here was do.
cided upon as being the only one which
offered relief.
farly today meeting of the Interna
tional brotherhood of Boilermakers. Iron
Shipbulders and Helpers of America was
held at 232 North Ninth street headouar.
ters OF the organization, and it was decided
to wait until the manufa cturers are ready
to confer with them with regard to their
terms before going back to work. Thomas
., 'aNan, international deputy organizer Of
the brotherhood, said after the meeting.
None of the strikers will go back to work
unless the employers come to the union TO
treat with the organization regarding a set.
tlement Of the strike"
These two decisions on the part of the
employees and workers indicate that there
is no hope for an immediate settlement shin.
builders believe, and the decision of the
manufacturers to transfer orders is looked
upon as wise in view of the urgency of com.
pleting boilers for ships under construction
The manufacturers said there would be no
letting down on work in their plants other
than on boilers, as there is no strike affect.
ing the other departments. Their plants
they say, will be kept going at full swing
ana when boilermakers are available the
boilermaking departments will be reopened
again and new contracts accepted.
The union men have maintained pickets
throughout the city and none of the crippled
plants were able to continue the contracts
which condition In many instances Is inter-
fering with the movements of ocean-going
ships.
All dissatisfied workmen with the excep-
ton of 200 reamers and bolters-up have
returned TO work at the Chester Shpbuild-
ing Company. A conference between a
grievance committee of the union and the
company was held, but no decision on the
wage scale was reached. Some union
leaders say that the entire working force
OF laoo viii return to work today.