New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-07
Settlement on Pacific Coast
To Be Followed by New
Scale in East
Hint Plot at Quincy
Walk-Out at Fore River Yard
Is Said to Have Been
Influenced"


WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-For the
first time In months, the Shipping
Board is without a strike Of any kind
OF It's hands. 1t Is the announced pol
icy of the board TO prevent strikes
hereafter by proclaiming that every
body can count on It for a square
deal, and that there is nothing to be
gained by quitting work in order TO
talk Il over.
kick, complain and talk, il you
want TO-" ia about the way Mr.. Hurley
would put the proposition 70 the en-
ployes, land we will listen and see that
you get all that is coming to you-but
build ships!" The boards attitude
toward the employers Is the same, II
Is expected that standard scale for
the Atlantic coast yards will soon be
agreed upon, with view to establish
ing scale that will hold for the pc
Rod of the war, and that will be sat
isfactory to both sides.
Tho strike, however, that is inspired
by German propaganda, traitorous
pacifsts, or denstionelized Socialists,
will receive short shrift. There is a
strong suspicion in some quarters that
the now settled Fore River strike was
largely inspired by malign influences.
II was an entirely needless strike. Tho
men could have got what was finally
given to them without striking. They
delayed the work on a sorely needed
war vessel.
Controlled by Minority
II was deplored by most of the men
in the yards who refused TO sympa-
thize or cooperate with the striking
machinists. The strikers themselves
admitted that their course was die
tated by a radical minority. search
ing investigation is being made of the
origin of this as well as some other
strikes and 1t is hoped to root out
all hostile elements. In this connec-
ton students of the war industries
labor problem point out that one OF
the chief national weaknesses at this
time is that those industries are 80
dependent on foreign-born workmen
who are without any American senti-
ment and in many instances are not
even naturalized.
The repproachement reached between
the United States and Japan on the
main international question has its
complement in the shipping bargain
now being worked out between the
two countries. An agreement that
will be mutually satisfactory is con-
sidered certain and will 90 a long
way toward meeting the present ur-
gent demand.
The Shipping Board found two more
ships Of 10000 tons each for the
Italians, thus making seven that have
already been supplied of the twenty
five promised.
Shipping School to Open
The industrial Plattsburg," or
shipbuilders' instructor training cen
tire will open at Newport News
on November 10 and continue for six
weeks. About $50 to 200 workmen
from steel ship yards In all sections
of the country will attend. These
men will be taught how to impart their
knowledge TO others and will learn
both the theory Of instruction and the
practise OF lt-tHe IdleT ny hSbuoI
work with new men in the yards OF
the Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany.
Employment managers Of twenty-five
yards of the Atlantic Coast and the
Great Lakes will meet in Washington
8 and 10 to consider the
question of shipyard labor and ex,,
change views on how to choose and
keep men, etc.
The Industrial service of the Emer-
gency Shipping Corporation is enlsrg-
ing It's staff and extending its work,
which, in general, Is TO handle the
shpyards labor problem for tho Emer,,
gency Corporation. Professor Carol
". boten, professor of economies at
the Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology, has been engaged TO organize
the services information and statistical
bureau.
Dwight D. L. Hoopingarner. director
of employment Of the National Bank
of Commerce, New York, has consented
TO act as general secretary OF the ONCE.
T. II. Fish. of the Norton Grinding
Company, Worcester, Mass, will be the