Grand Forks herald., 1918-09-13
TAKES
HAND IN BIG
LABOR STRIKE
Employers and Workers
Given Notice that Trouble
will not be Tolerated.

Will HOT DC 1OlerdCeQ.
,y -
Washington. Sent. 1S.-presdent
wilson hnself took a hand today
in the enfOrcement of indnsts.iol
neacc and cnntinne,1 uor nr@,|1nc-
ton. In efrect- he aove notice to
emDloyers anil emniovcs aI,l1e
thai no interruntion of nrnl1uction
will he foIeratef1. tha+ 10Th +Io
government nowers ~ cornmeno
deerine and the worlr ~ Ho4,t az
der will he annliefi rieidlv where
necessary to deoI With rccaIcis
trants. ~
M, ,.,,, -
.,.,n1o pnCs S warning was
ssu s,,,s,...a IL go ,eIE 49,. 70 unon ma
ILL. Se..s anu n. ot.hsx str1klne WORK
1usa 1ncu ~ D..NsePor', Cohn.' VINO
nia,.a ,J.S sss.,r Soys IN Tar mateT1al
Plants a. WeeR ago Deeausc they
%ere We r. dissatistied n with an award
~ - saio as WI .sDor Do3.ru 10 Whch
~dsc Ms,n Tsta..e.s aaaoIs Inau oeen ~, SUBMIT
isna,, - s,a.,1 % WIZ .ou ~ 20
<.rn t,ar,.ad - ,,s"o.. wosk on pam OF oene
uoar u ar., ad"n, =, 1oyenG 9naiso ale u. 1or a
s1an,ntin, @ a.u ~ 10. ,os1 ...,;ata al c.alm 10
eAe.nR.on ., rom m1tary service
on occuI'ationa! grounds.
- s 1a.ns uAaC tIae aSaIu OF the
wa.[,al war laDor Doas umpire IN the
accented by 90 mr. cent ~ ~ tho
men affected, the president de-
clared that IL disregard of solemn
adjudication OF q tribunal to
which both parties submitted
their claims be temporized with
agreements become mere scraps
OF paper"
Tho president disclosed that
the war department., with his ap-
prOval, had taken over the plant
and business of the Smith &
= Wessons company at Springfield,
Mass, because the company s're-
fused to accept the mediation of
the national war labor board and
has Haunted it's rules of decisions
approved by presidential procla-
nation"
"1t is of the highest import
ance," the letter continued, s'to
secure compliance with reason
able rules and procedure for the
settlement Of Industrial dis
putes. Having exercised q drastic
remedy with recalcitrant en-
ploycrs, tt is my duty to use
means equally well adapted to the
end with lawlcss and faithlcss
employees"
a. letter tn, E,n,n,ovea
MI, ,o..o 49,,
,.:l ie iestei was auuIesseo TO IN
otiusspol, ulstrlct louse OF the IN
. ernationai Assoc!at1on OF Machlnlsu
,I:st a.a o.le s.riK1hs Workmen
orioseport. conn: 1t 1olloWs:
1entleinen: ! am IN recelpt
,our iesolutlon OF september ., an
louhclns tnat you nave oegun a strlK
Lsalnss your employers IN brldge
,ois' Sohn' lou are members OF IN
ollusePoit ofancnes OIL tne lhterha
ional Unlun OF Machlnlst. AS sue
~ Win tne approVal OF the natlona
'llcers VI your union you signed a
lereement 10 submit the questions
the terms OF your employment t
ne natlonal war labor board and t
Lolue tne award. Whlcn IN accordanc
vl'n the iuies OF procedure approve
" me me, mlshi pe mace.
Ane ineinoers OF tne noaro wer
lot aple 70 reacn unanimous con
'iuslon On an the issues presented an
Is prov.oeu IN us constltutlon IN
luestlovs upon Wnlch they dld no
gree were carried be1ore an arol
ratol the unanimous cnolce OF In
nempers Emp OF tne ooard.
me aroltrator mus CHOSEN ma
naue an award rWnicn more ina!
llnety per cent OF tne workers al
ecteu accept. fou VINO constitut
ess tnan zen per cent, reluse 70 aolu
y the award altnoueh you are IN
rs aHected ana are, therefore, leas
10 press a tUrtner increase o