Arizona republican., 1917-09-24
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 WAGE SCHEDULE [
Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 23 = A temporary wage schedule which will permit 30,000 iron workers who struck here last Monday to return to work immediately upon ratification of the agreement by the unions concerned, ferences by the federal board of con cilation, was signed here late today at a conference between representatives of the men, their employers and fed eral mediators.
 Gavin McNab, a San Francisco at torney, appointed Friday by President Wilson as a special representative of the federal shipping board, to adjust the trouble here, said that a telegram received today from the president ap- pealing to the patriotic cooperation of the workmen and their leaders, was instrumental in effecting the set clement.
 It was expected several days would elapSe before a ratification vote of the 25 unions could be taken Employers
 
 to resume work Thursday | The wali1out has tied up government ship building contracts estimated at $50, 00000 in the San Francisco region.
 President Wilson's telegram urging settlement of the ship building strikes on the Pacific coast, was sent also tn labor leaders at Seattle and Portland. where similar strikes are threatened. The opinion was expressed by mem bers of the San Francisco conference that an agreement similar to the one arrived at here today would be made at the northern ports.
 Details of the temporary arrange ment were not made public. Conferees said they would be divuiged when the compact was ratified by the unions. It was understood that in the temp orary settlement both sides made ma terial concessions. When the work ing agreement of the iron trades coun- cil expired September 15, the men de- handed daily minimum of SC. a fifty ger cent increase. The employers of fered ten per cent advance. The men rejected this and walked out. In con- i ferences the employers raised their | offer to twelve and one half per cent, and this also was rejected. Efforts of i federal mediators appointed previous to MT. McNab's selection had been Hn- ] able to break the deadlock f President Wilson's telegram to Mir I McNab said he had just been informed 1 by Edward x. Hurley. chairman of ! the federal shipping board, of the de- ] cision to refer the dispute here to the | Washington conciliators. The tele- ! gram, after expressing hope that the l question of a temporary wage al i which the men would agree to return to work would be cleared up today continued:
 This is most gratifying, as it as- sures a prompt and satisfactory set | tlement. MT. Hurley has also informed me that he has asked the wage adjust ment board to make findings in the 1 Seattle and Portland situations as well and with equal promptness. l need not say that this happy solution of th' ! labor trouble on the Pacific coas
 would be most gratifying, as it is {
 further evidence of the patriotism O
 labor In view of it, I would ask tha no cessation of work at Portland ol l Seattle. The wage board begins func
 tioning at once and will announce it! findings with expedition. l count con
 fidently upon the patriotic co-operatioi
 of the workmen and their leaders. Tn, men can count upon just and promp
 action"