The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-22
END OF Big ship
STRIKE IS NEAR
Labor Department Officials at
Washington See Settlement
of San Francisco Tieup. IT.
WAR SUPPLIES ARE DELAYED
Piers of Several of the Principal
Transatlantic Lines in New York
Effected by Strike of Long
shoremen-SeattIe Hit.

Washington, Sept. 20-Labor de-
partment officials expressed the opin-
ion that there SIS some prospect of
adjustment soon" of the ship-builders'
and iron workers strike at San Fran
cisco. Their estimate was based large
~, it was said, upon a telegram re-
ceived from W. 7. Boyce, assistant
commissioner. of immigration at San
francisco, who Is acting as concillia-
tor. Mr.. Boyce reported conferences
at night and that he expected to re-
sumo them today.
Await Arrival of Hurley.
San Francisco, Sept. 20.-Both
sides involved in the strike of $4,000
members Of unions affiliated with the
San Francisco Iron Trades council for
30 per cent increase in wages, mark
ed time awaiting the arrival of
Edward N. Hurley, chairman Of the
United States shipping board, and
William Blackman, councillor for the
| department of labor, who have been
! ordered here by the government in
an effort to settle the controversy.
| The strike began Monday, hating
work on government contracts aggre-
eating $150,000,000.
Confidence was expressed by labor
leaders and representatives of the Cal
ifornia Metal Trades association, the
employers organization, that a way
would be found by the federal media
tors to settle the controversy. An Of
fer by the employers of a 10 per cen
wage increase. WAS raiaetad ny tn,
Rss s, 1;ssEties council, and the sas1ss
1 followed.
Strike Delays War Supply Shipping
New York, Sept. 20.-Piers Of sew
eral of the principal transatlanti,
steamship lines in New York harbol
are effected by a strike Of longshore
men, who chargre that the Interna
tional Mercantile Marine insisted upor
reinstating a foreman against the pro
test of the union. About $500 men
are said to be out, and union leaders
declare that $4,000 will be ordered to
quit "and tie up the commerce Of the
entire port" unless the foreman Is dis
missed The lines affected by the
strike are the White Star, Cunard, At
lantic Transport and the Holland
, American.
Representatives of the United
States government and T. B. O'Con-
nor, president Of the international
Longshoremen's union, are expected
to take part in conference here In
an effort to end the strike. Mean
while the loading of big ships with
war supplies is delayed.
Want e-Hour Day in Lumber Camps
Seattle, Sept 20.-The Metal Trades
council, representing $4,000 men en-
ployed In the steel ship yards of the
Seattle district, voted to extend finan-
cial support to the workers in the
wooden ship yards, who are on strike
against the use of lumber produced
In Washington mills operating on a
ten-hour basis. Decision also was
reached 1t was said, to declare a
strike if members of the council are
asked to handle ten-hour lumber.
According to officers of the coun-
ell, their action means that unless the
government succeeds in Immediately
effecting the adoption of the eight
hour day by the lumber operators the
ship yards making steel vessels will be
closed within a week or ten days. By
that time, 1t was pointed out the sup
ply of lumber produced in eight-houl
mills will have been exhausted,
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