Evening journal., 1918-01-15
Want. TROOPS At
THE ship YARDS
Pusey & Jones Co. Official
Makes Suggestion TO Labor
Adjustment Board
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Put military guards around ship
building plants and inside the yards
Have soldiers OF the United States
there 10 keep before the workers the
fact that they are working on contracts
for the nation and not for individuals" 4"
This radical suggestion as a means Of
keeping the workers In the shlpyards
on the Delaware river keyed up TO the
highest pitch Snd producing ships on
schedule time. made by c. Stewart Lee,
OF tho Pusey s Jones Company, Of this
CITY, TO the members OF the shipbuid-
ing Labor Adjustment Board, at the
Hotel Walton. Philadelphia, yesterday.
proved q veritable lrebrand.
This is not Russia--lt Is America, ="
cried Charles X. Scott. Of the Boiler
makers, Iron shipbullders and Helpers
OF America, member OF the board
Armed guards were on duty at Cramps
and It was necessary TO withdraw them
because Of clashes between the soldiers
and workmen"
The Government compulsion plan
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testimony that there was nifty per
cent. delay In the work in his yard on
Government contracts, the result OF
loafing" by the workmen who did not
seem to realize that America was at
war.
our company is behind i've months" ="
said Lee, because the workmen are not
giving their maximum effort. They are
laying down on the lob. They loaf In
one instance 2i0 quit and went 20 other
Jobs without notifying US"
Robert Haig, general manager Of the
Sun Shipbuildng Company, OF Ches-
ter, made a somewhat similar complaint
when he said that the unions must do
more 10 place before the men the great
call OF the country, and urged one hour
more a day Of work.
Before the war these men never
worked more than eight hours a day"
interiected Mr.. Scott.
MANY men in the trenches in France
never worked more than eight hours
a day. flared Halg. with vibrant voice,
and now they are working twenty
fours hours a day. You must remem-
her we. are in the trenches Of the ship
yard Industry"
These two calls upon the need Of
stirring the patriotism Of the men 10
increase their productivity marked tho
high-spots OF the days testimony which
developed, as had The other days ses-
sions the fact that -
There is a shortage Of men.
Men lack appreciation Of the serious
ness Of the business,
Transportation Is uniformly bad
Hours are too short.
Housing is insufficient.
Various Remedies.
Each shipyard official was asked at
the conclusion Of his testimony what he
believed would remedy The conditions
about which each complained. The
answers varied. However, Manager
llaig, Of the sun Company, said uniform
classification Of labor for the whole
Delaware river and a uniform rate Of
wages were needed. Scott, the board
member. said: That's the theory we
are working on
Following his startling suggestion
about armed guards 10 keep the ship
yard workers going 8t top speed, Mr..
Lee suggested that ship workers he
employed through clearance cards. %
such a plan, he believed. would prevent
the workers jumping from plant 10
plant. This is one Of the great evils,
according 20 the testimony of others.
v. Everit Macy. chairman Of tho
board, who is also Superintendent Of
the Poor for Westchester county y. y.
was absent lat his home. preparing "a
budget for the year. The wage and
other demands Of wood workers In the
steel shipyards win be heard today.
Shipyard officials said that seven new
ships under construction and requlsi-
toned by the Government would be
launched within the next two months.
The sun Company, of Chester. has two
of 10000 tons each, one tanker and
The other a freight vessel. Two others
and four mine sweepers are under con-
struction there also. The other ships in
the river will be from Pennsylvania,
Cramps, New York, Chester and Harlan
4 Holingsworth, at Wilmington.