The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-14
U. S. May SEIZE
SHIP YARDS AND
DRAFT WORKERS
Steps Being Considered to
Avert Further Delay in
Construction.
SURVEY Is BEING MADE
Wages Likely to BE Adjusted
in-Accordance With Local
Conditions.
spec,oi Desnufc1 10 THE suN

Spero' Despofc1 10 THr suN.
WASHINGTON, Te4 IA constantly
recurring and Increasingly serious labor
situation in practically all OF the ship
yards az the country. coupled with poo
management; in some and inefficien, con-
troll In others. is driving the nation
stragh; toward Government operation
and control OF all the sh.pyaods and 70
transcription" In one form or another
of shipyard labor as q possible frst
step toward national labor consc-.ption.
Shtpyard labor has been fortunate in
Increased wages and better working
conditions since shiphu.leing became the
prime requisite ot the nation and there
was a shortage o: builders This. how
ever, has no; speedei production 1, wa.
declared on good author!;. To-day, AND
instead Of speeding M work. In some o.
the sh!pys-ds with increasing fc-oe
and more pay for the men the amour;
or work turned on; is considerably less
per man.
Chairman Hurley and other oricsa,s
" the Shipping Board and the Emer-
rency Flee; Corporation are no, pre-
pared 20 make any statemen. OF the
suo'ec; a; this time, but despite this
re'icence I: Is known au:horltst.vely
that the taking over OF IN. sh,nvards .s
a ,ecesx.-v ,,,a,s,,, .SN.. us
Ah Under C"nssderstsen.
There is li..le oues.ior .h.. . n--.
percentage O. ,he ,-a-as u,h.r. h,,rs,,.
has been de,ayea b~c,,~. ~ ;,.c.,.,.
mana sen,en, a-e 70 he -ake, oy., ~, ~.
C,oye-rroe,. IT,. SA,ar,a D..
all the necessary novsr ,or ,o...,,,.ia.
~ the wards ava p-.,,a.,. u-n.I. :.
considering mo oues.;,r =, ..,...
a. ,.ho- vi 'oiiso' 'p''oh
IN. c,,,-.. .. ,,.
hy certain d. his ssv,.s-s rhs. 80.
on, .ha, me coys-nr.'. ines poI',
its military fo-c~e ma .h. -.nrn,.a. -
declare .ha. .a.,. ,s ~ ,.,,,s - 80
why. in view M ,h,. co., ~. ss,ns,,ns
ing concerns or IN. ,h.rr..s -. - -
country .houla n. ,,,... s-Ss,' y. -
IN the face nP the r-.a..s. - sW ,s.;..,
necessity AT .he n-e.ap, Nv.
II in realized .ha. .,r,,, n,,.- -,
shievaras O. tho cou,.-y n.,n -,
the lpbr- n-ohi.-n ~. ~. -.,.s
strikes in navy ya-a. .rs ,-.n..,.
has not baI,.a r,cn a.rs. -. ST.
or upon the railroads ,,nSs- Core-,r,sr.
con.ro, II Is hn,invsn hon..,.e- -
C,ove-nrnen, one-.,to, III
greater dec-e. ~ lora,.,. s,a
effort
Awaiting Survey,
-,0 Ss..
.-;.a - BOARD Us neine sorely
= 10 speed production by
na,s ut su,Hes on the one
GU - s'!pEaTo fnahagenen'
;s r.t.inn -, 80 'Suns on the o,her- II
-, - uI'i resui's o! labor survey
available
Labor il Is fe,. by certain h,sh ~.
acials of the Government 4. hold,nr
back. blinded by 4 roldar op,o,.,,,.,,
and by the grin OF n pe-snac.;ve ar.~,
from d lifetime battle 20 achieve us ovn
ends. Any such holding hack 4, is mos,
emphaticAlly declared is M, co,r,e
nanced or tolerated hy the big men and
the leaders IN the labor movement They
are loyally ana faithfully standi,r he.
hind the President and his advisers
doing all in their power TO bring the full i
es, utilization o. labor resource. and
power 20 meet the country's needs. They
lack the power and control tina, ar.
urcessary. however II Is said suny 70
restrain the men who apparently fail 70
see beyond their own horizon.
E~Urts OF the Shipping Board and III.
Emergency Fleet Corporation to settle
the wage question and other labor din
culties through the Waee Adjustment
Board have admittedly been a failure
Wages were adjusted on the Paciac
coas; with a considerably. Increase for
all OF the workers but there fol,owed I.
demand for bonus a; Seattle tina, wa :
granted. and the Emergency Flee, Cor
porA;ion undertook to pay ,hi. bonus
Demands Increas~d.
..,,
] ]I. .ne ,aooi s.tuAlioil there IL ho'
t'ieu, Ana uemaHas aI ,ncreas ne from
tiI- A'o"e .e A"c anu INC
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s.s y. 'He o'o o.nese .h., the
.aoor pronieh mus. S '"vea iocaiiy, =
~ase s,"i. Anu "ns roha',ohs nAeo
,o' eAeh loe".aS' win ~ OF lne yAros
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