Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-19
SHlPYARD WORKERS
BACK ON JOB TODAY
BLACKMAN SOUNDS WARNING
iillulr a. nulid SHIPS Death Riow
To- w Kinds nf ORGANIZED
llhur in United StHtr,.

/ WAsluNGTuN Fch rs pr~.i
dent Wilson's Intervention has ter
minated tho EASTERN shpynrds
strikes Reports tonight TO lhc ship
plur board from union heads In all
districts r which carpenters are opi
rJid the strikers would bo back 80
work hy noon tomorrow William
l. Iiutchcson. president of the
Brotherhood ~ Carpenters and join
crs. who was due here today. dd not
arrive hut is expected tomorrow to
take up the situation with govern
mrnt officials Altho heretofore
Hutchinson hnA declined 10 leave -
the -hiphuilding labor adiuNment
hoArd settlement ~ che cnrpcnters
demands. officials bclicyo that after
President Wilson'S message of last
uiRht hr NJ least win bG willing 20
renew relations with the board
S,rlkc Threatens vnlons,
william nlackman. director ~ Ia.
Dor fhr the emergency fleet cor.
poration. issued a statement toniuht
declaring that shipyntd strikes
threaten tho life OF organized labor
IN that SHORTAGE ~ ships VIII en-
foScc closing Of plants producing
war runitiona.
~ rs only thru shipyard labor"
he said. chat relief TO labor thruout
the country can come. Therefore
uucnlled for strikes not only th' aai-
en- the safety of our armioa IN
iranra. hni the very heart OF labor
itself thru the reduction IN employ.
fss hN mi a
mon not engaged directly In snip
yards work
For this reason a shipynrd strike
IA In effect lockout aimed ni all
labor In the country and thrcatens
the very life OF organized labor IT.
self
All Depend on Shlpynris
ION ths shlpyird workers depend
the ability Of other labor To obtain
STEADY employment VI q group OF
shipyard workers tie up tho ship
Yards or fail to give days work
not only will the resulting stoppagc
of each mans work throw them out
OF employment, but this pioppnre
inlso1 will affect the employment, "
/ the 6.s0O 900 war work'A as we'll
los the employment OF the entire iS,-
600 600 workers thr6ont the country.
"Iocause of this fact the labor
leaders OF the country, including
Samuel Gumpers, president OF the
: American Federation OF ssahor. have
entered into an agreement with the
II, rnyy department. thu shipping board
4 ana tho emergency feet corporation
I'm agreement which has been kepi
with scrupulous cere by its srners
and enforced by a board. the very
{ personnel of which hnadfes ftirness
~ wish therefore, now that the
president has personally taken action
/ in the cnrpentefs strike. 20 pnint out
| 10 employees and TO the nemhrr OF
crrnniyCd iab1r thruout the countrN
| that their own interests ara Yi.nllv
~ stake IN this shipping nattsr and
/ hht the whole 'hrQe OF their rslshty
| influence must rtheir >wn prptec-
tlon be used to keen the ghiryards
CUNNING full time ard block any ni-
tempt to phralyZe the nations husi.
NJ ~ thru strikes and trust the labor
adjustment board to deal fairly with
them.
Must Have ships.
This war can Ne won thru the
construction this year OF s.AO0.0OO
! tons NJ shipping by The United states
! nnd the silies rhis'smount will not
only overcome the submarine, but
Elso VIII leave n ppTgln negesstry
, TO transport and care for 100000
/ American troops overseas,
There ~ hut one thihs ahsad---
I a forced showdown IN American fac
/ tories until the ships are built Not
orly nTe ports and docks now
/ jurmcd with supplies for overseaA
1 lat there are Rlsb In Atlantic coast
I terminals alone more than 30 900
cars londcd with supplies Tor Eu-
rope No greater surplus OF sup.
[ Plies can possibly he permitted 10 ac.
! tumulate. even 'hn tho eS''",''eA
amount OF war supplies needed this
wear for overseas shipmcut will total
500 QO0 tons
Baltimore carpenters. as well 1s
metal trade workers already have
teen given tho opportunity ct ar-
ctpting the Delaware awrrL