Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-17
HutcheSon, Who Asked 0p-
'portunity to Personally Put
Situation Before Him, May
Be Repudiated.
MINIMUM WAGE FIXED
BY BOARD AT $3.50
Award Provides for Saturday
Half Holiday, Time and a
Half for Overtime, Double
Pay for Holidays.


Washington, Feb. l6.-Efforts by
the government to end the strikes OF
carpenters in eastern shipyards
brought two important developments
today which officials declared prom.
ised to effect an early settlement.
President Wilson prepared to take
some action in the situation, the ma
ture of which has not been disclosed,
and the shipbuilding labor adjustment
board handed down a wage award
covering Delaware river and Mary
land shipyards, which will form the
basis of a general eastern shipbuild.
ing wage scale.
Developments Are Many.
The president is expected to express
definite views on the situation in re-
ply to a telegram he received tonight
from william L. Hutcheson, presi.
dent of the Brotherhood OF Carpenters
and Joiners, asking an opportunity
personally to put the situation before
him.
Other developments In connection
with the strikes during the, day were:
Indications that the heads OF other
unions will not support Hutcheson's ,
position and assurances from New
York metal workers that they will
continue work awaiting an adjust
ment by the wage adjustment board.
No Threats 70 BE Made.
statement by the shipping board
that no effort will be made to coerce
the strikers by threatening to call
them into the military service.
A declaration by Chairman fetch.
er of the senate commerce committee.
investigating shipping. that the gov-
ernment should take over the opera.
ton of all shipyards and fix general
wage scale.
A request by shipyards that they
be permitted to crush the strike In
their own way
Carpenters Only Obstructionsts.
Hutchesons refusal to leave a set
tlement to the labor adjustment board
drew from officials of the board to-
night the statement that the carpen-
ters organization, alone of all the
trades engaged in ship building. has
declined to let 1t adjust differences
Officers of the American Federation
Of Labor, 1t was declared. have little
sympathy with Hutcheson's attitude
ana are likely to repudiate him. Or
ganizations of the carpenters on the
Pacific and gulf coasts and along
the south Atlantic. despite orders
from Hutcheson, are leaving to the
adjustment board, its members said
tonight, all questions affecting their
relations with their employers.
Wage Scale Uniform.
The Delaware river and Maryland
award establishes a uniform wage
scale and working conditions in so
per cent of the Atlantic coast yards,
It gives carpenters q minimum wage
of $500 q day and the striking Balti-
more carpenters although not parties
to the agreement, will be permitted to
accept its provisions If they SO desire.
The award will be used as basis for
arranging other agreements.
The new scale Is not as high as ths
Pacific coast scale. Carpenters under
its provisions will be paid 81 less a,
day. 1t makes no provision for bonus
pay. Employers will be required In
certain instances to pay the trans
portation of the workmep.
The award provides for a Saturday
half holiday time and a half pay for
ordinary overtime and double pay for
Sundays and holidays. Men employed
IN ntphf Shifts will dra w < mar cent
higher pay than those employed in
the day time.
Eight-hour shifts are urged on en-
ployers and employees wherever the
system can be put into effect.