New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-14
Building Trades and 9th.
ers Telegraph Wilson
of Order Issued
Machinists Assert
Loyalty to Nation
Socialist Leader Johnston
Pledges Full Support
of President
lS;ar Co-respondencel


tS;ar Co-respondencsl
BUFFALO, Nov. 13-The first re-
sponse of organized labor to President
Wilson's speech was an order issued
to-day calling off all strikes on con-
struction in which the government may
be interested, directly or otherwise.
The order was directly aimed at
unions in Newark and Quincy, Mass,
where shipyard construction is held
up, owing, union men assert, to the re-
fusal of the Aberthaw Contracting
Company to observe conditions in the
contracts.
The decision to call off these and all
other strikes was reached at an att
night conference of building trades ard
other leaders. who finally agreed on
this telegram TO the President:
"At a joint meeting of presidents Of
building trades organizations affiliated
to the Federation of Labor, held in this
city to-day, the following was adopted:
Resolved, That the president of
the building trades department shall
call a meeting OF the general presi-
dents of the several building trades
in connection with the officials of the
building trades department said
meeting to be held in Washington. at
the earliest opportunity, for the pur-
pose of comforting with the proper
government officials, and, if neces-
sary, the President OF the United
States, TO the end that the grievances
and wrongs of the workers of govern
ment construction operations shall be
righted and full justice afforded. In
the meantime, all strikes on govern
ment work shall be discontinued and
men withdrawn shall be returned TO
work pending investigation and ad-
justment. JOHN DONLIN.
president Building Trades De-
partment American Federation
of Labor"
To this the President sent the fol-
lowing reply:
''The White House,
Washington, d. c., Nov. 13, 1917.
John II. Donlin. President Building
Trades Department, Buffalo, n. Y.
"Your telegram of yesterday has
cheered me very much, and ] hope
that you will convey my sincere
thanks and appreciation to those as
sociated with you in the patriotic
action of which you give me informa-
ton. You may be sure that there
will be all possible cooperation at this
end. WOODROW WILSON"
Go to Washington
The action of the Building Trades
Department was followed by the de-
parture for Washington Of Mr.. Donlin
and Hugh Frayne, the labor member of
the War Industries Board.
The proposal which the Building
Tardes Department will submit to the
Washington officials provides that IN
:he construction tf al! shipyaIt; Sri
{ ther buildings for the %OvcrEr.ca: or
government contractors I r'GrG OF
three rersons shall be ,re@t"d 10 adjust
End control wages, bonls and cOndl-
tions, these to be based pp'', -" uL:ch
scale Of wages. bonus adi CO diticIs in
effect June /. in the locality where the
work is being done, with consideration
being given 10 special conditions, +
any, arising after June | whicn may
require particular advances in wages
or changes in other standards.
Aside from the Building Trades mat
ter the important thing to-day was TIE
declaration of William II. Johnston,
president of the machinists. that he
and his organization would stand ba ;d
of the President.
Both Are Socialists
The significance of the declaration
is that Johnston is the last important
connecting link between the Socialist
party and the labor movement. Max
Hayes, of the printers. having repudi-
ated the Socialist position last week
and Frank J. Hayes, Of the miners,
doing likewise yesterday. These men
retain their membership in the So
cialist party and the prediction is
made that they will now be expelled
as were Charles Edward Russell and
other leaders who declared for the war.
Charges that the Peoples Council
planned TO disrupt and supplant the
American Federation of Labor are con-
tained in the resolutions directed
against the United Hebrew Trades b.
the Central Federated Union of New
York and made public By Ernest Bohm
tonight. The resolutions will be
brought before the Federation conven-
tion here.
The resolutions also declare that
"the United Hebrew Trades fathered
and abetted and is in sympathy with
the organizations known as the Peo-
ple's Council and Workmen's Council,
which have declared in public print
their intention of organizing 1000
branches, the intention being to, if pos
sible, supplant the American Fedora
tion Of Labor
One immediate result Of President
Wilson's address at the opening of the
A merican Federation Of Labor's conven-
tion AZ Buffalo was seen yesterday in
the calling off of the strike of 5000
men who were employed building gov
eminent shipyards. warehouses and
supply depots at Newark.
BUSINESS agents of the Building
Trade. Council. Of Newark ard vicin-
Nv and delegates from the Jersey City
a1d New York Building Trades Coun-
ellis met yesterday TO decide whether to
Ill on. on strike 1000 more men in
Veusrk and 10000 men in New York
or ~ hold in allegiance further strike
o,day. After a six hours secret ses-
sion they voted unanimously 10 cancer
the strike.
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