New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-03
Committees Who Asked "a,
Raise Were Discharged,
Labor Men Say
us. Contracts Tied U,
Employers Refuse Request n
Federal Agent to COME,
on Settlement

running on scheuuIe time, the strn
of the shipbuilders began yes,.,s,.
morning. Last night it was estin,,,
that five thousand men were o., ,
Brooklyn and New Jersey yards. Ord,
issued last night are expected to br,,
many more out to-day.
The first yards TO be affected We,
the Tietgen & Lang and the Fler.,
yards in Hoboken, and the Shssr
yards in Brooklyn.
The men promised TO strike url-
given d 50-cents-a-day raise. This Ia
been refused by the companies. IL
McEntee charged last night that I,
some cases the men quit only after
committee selected from the shwi
crews yesterday had presented ii. "
quest for more money, and had bee
discharged.
"We arranged that the requ.s. q.
more money should in each case L
presented By committees selected y
the men employed by the firm to vhs
the request was directed" said l,
"This was done in order that il MIR,
not be said by the employers that he,
men had not asked for anything g.;
to divorce the movement from Az
thing that might in any way lnterta
with the declaration of the employer
that they are always willing to Ca
with their own men.
Men We're Discharged
an one case the men were polit,
told there was nothing doing. In m-,
others they were discharged on I,
spot"
The men out include boilermii,n
and their helpers, machinlsts and htr
ers. pattern makers, pipe filters, bsst
smiths and blacksmiths' helpers. sh,I
carpenters, who were not expected q
Join in the movement, at once quit 2
some of the yards.
The immediate effect of the suspe.
sion was TO tie up work on some CO.,
eminent contracts in the Fletcher az.
the Tietjen e. Lang yards. This led .
a report that this work would be trs,s
ferred TO the Brooklyn navy yard az. /.
threat by +. j. Deering, OF the "a
chinists, to call strike in the r,g
ward if this was done. IL deyeloIg
that Mr.. Deering was a bit prems,ga
in his threat, for no work has bee
transferred there and, so far as g
known, the transfer Of none IS eonk-
plated.
Rowland B. Mahany, representing Z,
Department of Labor, spent the til
trying 10 find some method by wka
the trouble could be ended. lie did rs
succeed, for while the Representative
of the Marine Trades Council vs
willing to arrange any conference II
might be desired, no agreement 10 r.
meeting looking toward a settlement
the dispute and the prevention Of p
strike spreading could be obtained n;
the employers or their representzta
Henry c. Hunter. of the National ls1
Trades Association.
Mr.. Hunter denied yesterday tina, az
employe had been discharged for pc
sentlng a request for more money
Will Not Recognize Unions
"There is not a thing 10 that =
said. There is some trouble in :o-,
of the yards, but only a few huntn
men are affected. The whole issg, 3
that of recognizing the unions. Ia
our people will never do.
There is no question Of the e.
ployers being willing TO pay $3.50 8 Or
for competent men. They are glad :
pay that and more If the men ~
worth it. But they will not pay siII
day to men that are not competent a..
efficient"
George Wallace. secretary Of ~
Marine Trades Council. said last riss
that the strike was progressing TO y
satisfaction of the council.
at will be tomorrow nigh, q
Wednesday," said he, before all 81
men we expect to get out are o.
Until then there is not much use I,
talking figures"