The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-24
SHIPW0RKERS MEET
AFTER PRESIDENT
ASKS STRIKE DELAY


tiers. who now have the wooden
shipyards practically paralyzed.
voted sunday 10 await the action
OF the Metal Trades before consid.
ering n return TO work.
The Hoiiermnkers Will hold n
meeting probably Monday night 20
discuss the situation.
The Metal Trades strike, II II IN
called. win be ordered because OF
the confessed failure OF tho U. s.
shipping board 10 arrange SGT
Element OF wage demands between
the representatives OF tho unions
and yards who have been in Wash.
!ngton some time.
Tho carpenters' strike was called
20 enforce the demands OF $4,000
striking timber workers for an
eiEhthour day. The men refused
10 work with io-hour lumber
Presidents Wire
President Wilson's telegram. re-
ported from Washington. follows:
Mr. Hurley Edward y. Hurley.
chairman of the federal shipping
board has Just Informed mo that
a unanimous agreement has been
reached In tho San Francisco stu
alton 10 refor tho entire subject
matter 20 tho shipbuiiding and la
Dor adjustment board. The solo
remaining issue Ia the temporary
wage at which the men will agree
10 return. This point probably viii
be- cleared up today. This IN most
gratifying. as II assures prompt
and satisfactory settlement Mr..
Hurley has aiso Informed me that
he has asked the wage adjustment
board TO make findings In the Sc.
attic and Portland situations as
we'll. and with equal promptncss.
need not say that this happy soin.
tion OF the labor trouble on the
Pacific Coast would be most graf.
flying. as IL IN n further evidence
of the patriotism OF labor. In view
OF II. would ask that no cessation
OF work occur Mt Portland or Seat
tie. Tho wage board begins func-
tionlng at once and will announce
its findings with expedition.
count confidently upon the patriotic
cooperation Of the workmen and
their leaders. The men can count
upon just and prompt action"
A strike would tie up all large
shipyRrds save Skinner a.
Eddy--one OF tho largest steel
yards in the city.
The wooden ship building Is al.
ready tied up. due TO the strike OF
5000 ship carpenters and joiners
against i0-hour lumber.
Masters Have Agreement
.Altho the carpenters reached
an agreement with the Master
builders association at a meeting
OF the central strike committee ana
one from the builders Sunday.
whereby they will return 10 work
on contracting Jobs Monday.
there was no change made In tho
order which keeps the men from
work on i0-hOur lumber in the ship
yards The carpenters reaffirmed
their support 10 $4,000 timber
workers. who are striking for an
oiRhthour day.
They voted TO make no decision
as regards the shipyards until ac-
ton was taken by the Metal Trades
council.
No Change In Tlmberwork
The settlement made by the car.
penters with tho master builders
came as the result OF the builders
appeal TO William l.. Hutcheson,
president OF the international
Brotherhood OF Carpenters. who di.
rected the men TO observe the
terms OF their working agreement
with the builders.
The situation In the strike Of
was practically I'M
changed Monday Both sides we're
holding fast. the timbcrworkers
predicting resumption of work on
an eight-hour basis in more mills
and camps this week. Several were
won over last week.
The mill owners deny the state
ment OF J. G.. Brown. president Of
the International Tlmberworkers.
that the Nettleton-Bruce camp at
South Prairie and the Rex logging
camp at Maple Falls went on the
fair" list Saturday.
The lumbermen claim that the
strike Is over and that they are
obtaining sufficient men TO operate
mills and camps in all parts of the
state. This is in part due, It Is
gnid 10 tho return TO work OF
larger number OF |. w. w.