The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-26

Big War
Or derS

For the part Tacoma lumber
men and millmen have taken in
the 100000 campaign against
the eight-hour day, Tacoma mills
! which are being tied up by the
| strike will lose the bulk OF the
government lumber orders for the
American lake army cantonment.
This is the upshot of the meet
ing in the Tacoma building be-
tween DR.. Parker. government
representative from Washington,
d. C., and the committee repre-
senting coast lumber manufactur-
ers.
The melting was called by Geo.
S. Long, member of the fir emer-
geney lumber committee of the
National Council of Defense, to
give the government information
as to what it may expect, in view
of the strike. in getting supply
of war lumber.
Reapportion Order.
1t was decided that government
lumber orders will be taken
away from all mills which have
been crippled by the strike.
Wednesday reapportionment
of the orders Is being made by the
! lumber committee, the result OF
which, according to Long, will
throw a big portion of the orders
away from Tacoma and this state
to Portland.
Originally the orders were ap-
portioned among 100 mills, ac-
eording to the capacity of each
mill.
THE war department must have
lumber said Long Wednesday.
Is Cars Less a Day.
THE only possible way to do
this was to take the orders away
from those who could not handle
them and give them to those who
could.
There is enough lumber lying
in yards in the northwest to fully
supply the cantonment, he said.
The only problem is to get IL
loaded and shipped
Before the strike in the mills
and camps about Tacoma an av-
erage of 35 cars of lumber were
going to American lake daily.
Since the strike was called this
number has been reduced to 20.
Begin to Weaken.
When the reapportionment of
the orders is completed, Long ex-
poets that at least 40 carloads will
| be sent to the cantonment day.
With the loss of big orders
staring them In the face because of
their part in the fight against the
eight-hour day demanded by the
workers, Tacoma millmen were
beginning to weaken, and the
100000 program showed the first
signs of breaking.
II was reported at noon that the
Dempsey mill on the tideflats, the
first Tacoma mil Ito be closed by
the strike, has asked for a confer
ence with a committee of the tim
berworkers' union.
Following meeting of the
strike committee Thursday morn
ing, 1t was learned that formal de-
mands embodying the eight-hour
day principle, will be made to Of
ficials of the Wheeler Osgood Co.
. either Thursday or Friday by the
employees of the plant.
Might Walk Out.
So far the Wheeler sgood Co.
has not Joined In the 100000
anti-eight-hour fight, and the mill
has been operating with nearly .
full crew. IL the demands are de-
MED, general walkout probably
will be called.
Ready to Treat.
"Our policy is not the same as
that of the |. w. w." said w. HI.
Holloway of the timberworkers'
union Wednesday. The minute
an employer is willing to concede
the eight-hour principle we are
ready to go back and run his
mill"
The newly organized union
held big meeting Wednesday
night In its temporary quarters
| in the longshoremen's hall on
Pacific ave. Forty new members
were added. Meetings will be
held every night in the week
No additional mills were re-
ported closed down Thursday.
although several we're badly Grip
pied. The st. Paul & Tac0mo
y