The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
Government officials Confident
Trouble Will No, Spread;
Only 1900 Men Are Out
PRESIDENT HOLDS
CONFERENCE WITH
SAMUEL COMPERS
Head of Carpenters Union
Sends Telegram Assures Ex-
ecutive Every Effort VIII Be
Made to Reach Agreement
WHAT STRIKERS DEMAND.

WHAT STRIKERS DEMAND.
An esgiat-hour day to run be~
tween the hours Of 8 A. NJ. and s
p, NJ, with a Ave per cent increase
for any other period OF eight
hours.
Saturday half holidays during
june, July and August
Full holidays on New Years
dag. Decoration day, July Fourth,
Labor day, general election day
and Christmas day. No work OF
any Kind on Labor day except TO
protect life and proI 'erfy.
Double time instead of tune and
half pay for overtime work
Wages to be paid weekly with
NOT 10 exceed three days pay held
back.
Worsynea GENT to work outside
of home ports t. receive in addi-
lion 10 their regular pay, trans
pofta1ion and expense allowance
of Sa.50 a day from the time OF
leaving home until their return.
Wage scale Of $500 minimum
day for shlpxI ghss, toisieTs, ooak
builders ana mill men: s7.to
dav for caAlkesz and sS.2S n day
for laoorcrs and helpers.
Closed shop, the brotherhood
agreeing to furnish all men want
cd,
Grievances To se ufe<iiated with
out lockout or discharge.
Union agents to have access To
yards ri all times.
GOVERNMENT WOULD GRANT;
,pas,d s.t, man rdS TODAY In Del
aware DISTRICT
Eight hear day.
TinAss and half for overtime.
wa1r scale of not less than
ss.ee IL day for ship carpenters
and caulkeg-s and 49, day tor
helpers.
No closed shop.
Washington, Feb. ta.---C;overn m EN-
officials are confident tonight that tht
strike Of the ship carpenters win not
spread.
Latest reports received at the Offices
OF the shipping board tonight declared
that not more than 1900 men wers
out. or this number 1850, IT was
stated, represented all the ship car
pentsrs at the Staten Island and New
York yards and 500 those at the al
fected yards at Baltimore.
Announcene nt tonight by the wage
adjustment board OF the shippins
board OF new schedules of wages foi
all wards In the Delaware district. In
Guiding those at Baltirao ore, is expected
20 operate as powerful lever In
bringing tho striking carpenters back
into line.
Action by the president is not ex-
pected before tomorrow night The
following telegram was received os
him today from William L Hutche-
son, president OF the carpenters union
requesting q conferences:
The situation now existing In
the ship yards 10 of 8 nature that
requires Immediate attention. /,
as president OF the United Broth
erhood OF Carpenters and Joiners
OF America, endeavored 70 reach
an understanding with the officers
of the United States shipping
hoard. but was unable to do so. |
feel II given opportunity to lay
the matter before you that solu~
ton would be quickly arrived at.
desire to inform you. my dear
president, az a patriotic American
citizen, DESTROYS OF rendering ev-
cry assistance 70 you and our
country, TO carry on the work
cessfuI conclusion OF tho world
war In which we are engaged.
Ccnfers With Gonspers.
Tonight the president was IN confer
ence with Samuel Gompers. president
OF the American Federation of Labor
and representatives of the New Eng
land Federation OF Labor. II was
stated that the matter OF labor In the
making of munitions for the alliea
was discussed. but neither the White
House nor the Federation of Labor
would talk The matter OF the ship
yard strike, 1t was indicated. was not
taken up.
The president however. was in re-
CENT of advices from the shipping
board during the evening tending to
gstninlize the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
Secretary OF Labor Wilson an
bounced he would appoint new wage
commission OF ten members, the func-
ton of which will be TO devise a uni
form labor policy for the government
for the period of the war. Five of
Tie members will represent employers
and Ave will be nominated
by the American Federation of Labor.
Assurances were given to the ship
ring board tonight by representatives
here OF other trades employed at the
coast shipyards that they
would not walk out in sympathy with
the carpenters, but would stand b.
their agreement not to bring UP dur
ing the period OF the war disputes
closed or open shop condt-
tons at the yards.
Hurley Holds Conference.
Following conference today at
tended by Chairman Edward N. Hur-
ley. OF the shipping board: Charles A.
Ptez, general manager OF the Elmer
gcncy Fleet corporation: Franklin d.
Roosevelt. assistant secretary Of the
navy and v. Everett Macy, chairman
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