Arizona republican., 1917-09-29
METAL TRADE MEN ARE TOLD ID GO
 BACK ID PLACES
Republican A.P. Leased wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s.-All members of unions concerned III the strike of 30000 metal trades workers here were instructed tonight by the Iron Trades Council to return to work tomorrow.
 R. w. Burton, president of the coun- cil, in a formal statement, said he had been assured that all shops would be open tomorrow morning.
 The action by the council, with which all the striking unions are af- filiated and the decision of the em- ployers to reopen their plants, was taken to indicate efforts would be made to continue operations even if the bolermakers and two other unions who prevented resumption of work to- day refused to report for duty. The majority of the unions had ratified temporary agreement by which the men were to return to work pending the drawing of a permanent agreement by the federal board of conciliators. The strike has tied up S150,0O0,OO worth of government shipbuildlng and engine contracts. Army officers here issued a statement today saying it was the concensus of opinion among off cers stationed at the PresiGio that the strike of metal trades workers was prolonging the war.
 1 MT. Burton's statement ordering the men back to work was
 l Tn so far as the Iron Trades Coun- | cil is concerned, the tentative agree ment has been accepted and the mem | bers of it's affiliated unions instructed 1 to go back to work. l have been as sured by the conference committee of the California Metal Trades Associa- i ton and California Foundrymen's As sociation that all shops will be open | tomorrow, ready to resume work The following notice to memebrs of the two employers associations was sent out by the conference committee i with approval of the president Of the 1 Metal Trades Association:
 We have agreed with representa-
 tives of the Iron Trades Council that all shops will open for work Saturday morning. In accordance with the above agreement, please open your 1 shops. This notice cancels all prevl-
 ous notices"
 The United States army was hearo from today in connection with the
 strike of 3O,000 iron workers here in a
 statement issued by army officers thai it was the "concensus of opinion
 among army officers here that the
 present strike was proonging the war
 Any serious obstruction of govern
 ment shipping sets back in days
 weeks and months that victory whicf
 is essential on land and sea to effec peace" the stateemnt declared. | Insurgent boilermakers, whose vot'
 not to return to work upset the de
 cision of the Iron Trades Council t'
 have all of the men at their posts to
 day, plan to hold big meeting in th'
 Civic Auditorium tomorrow to air tn
 situation.
 Reports of a disruption of the Irol , Trades Council because of the actiol ] of the boilermakers could not be con firmed.
 Approximately half of the shop
 opened today They were immediatel
 closed, however. by the Metal Trade | Association, the organization Of em , ployers. on an order which followed tn
 vote of the boilermakers not to re | Sume work.
 F Unaware of the action of the boil
 ermakers, thousands of workers re
 turned to their posts today, but wer | l dismissed