Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-13
UlTlMATUM WILL BE
ISSUED NOON TODAY
BUILDING MAY STOP MONDAY
''"'>N ven Nrrc tv Remain az
Work a. l'rc-rut Wage scale
MI Operation. Cease.

A. q meeting last night u. OBJ.
hulidrF rAthsulr 10 vac H.....I
/ ihH ct noon TODAY tn, tunuuu,s-
mrnt Wa Do" made that " members
nl the hulliiug trades of Tllry want
! I" com" Hath lu VuIk NoudH, uu.u.
( ing ui the pie ont scat, Of ,4a,.
| Ntil and r"uI. CO., work uiI. .. .urf
Just the same thrIvl.,. 90 f. 4u.
bounced M" building operation. Will
have tu hp.,lo-,d down
This atuud" uu I'M. ptrf pf the
/ exchange ls taken 100 consideration
'J the fact TINT th, ovnrr 81 the
buildings say They cannot afford io
pay the Increased ,u4r that viii have
4" be checked up tu them and IS not
from any desire ON thrNrtri uf the
contractors and builders tu hold
wages down
Tho government eal the, q, do.
manding that C,crlou, do m. share
IA giving money for tho winning OF
the var, The hauhs are recognizing
now. as never before. tho ucrofsliN
Of financing tho war In mo- moan
WY, and are refusing hlE loans. or
rather, much of any looms ON build
ing operations.
The members uf the builders cN-
change state that II they could col
lect mOn"y from the owners they
would gladly pay u to the men work
Ing for them However under ca.
listing abnormal conditions. they ste
unable To meet tho demands hcnc,
their attitude as cNprosscd at last
nights meeting II is stated en-
"hptically 10y th,m that they do not
intend To lock any one out, but are
facing a situation tho is beyond
IhalF R.nN.Al
& ot & Takes Hand
{. G Roberts. T. W Merrill and
three other members of the nsso.
elatcd builders met the directors
OF the Chamber of Commerce Hi
the regular weekly luncheon OF that
body ~ the Hotel Tulsa yesterday
and requested that that body usc
us good office IN attempting to
hettle the threatened labor trouble
The side OF the associated builders
In the controversy was giVou and
the Chamber OF Commerce dircc.
tors authorized their president, II.
NJ. Mcfarlin the secretary Col
Clar1nce II, Douglas. and one other
member who Is yet to be named ny
the president. TO he committee In
readiness TO AZ any time enter INTO
q discussion with the leaders OF the
various labor PLANTATIONS In AN
attompt to reach an Smicablo agree.
ment
In lending lis offices to this
move, tho Chamber uf Commerce
go1s pn record as wanting Ia do
something for the good OF Tulsa as
a whole: they state they have no
personal argument In the matter.
and simply want 20 help get the
matter settled so that building OPP
erationS can go along the Same as
ever.
CLIMAX Next Monday.
IL IL thought that next Monday
will Hee either tho ending
OF the whole trouble or the BEGIN
ming OF dcro FERROUS degree OF
q
Moubera Of the builders ex-
change state they do not object
80 much to paying tho prices de.
manded 80 tnsy do TO the amount OF
work they get for the prices they |
pay Whereas, a short time ago, |
they say man would give big |
days work for the prevailing scale |
OF wages, they now have not only in
c, ,cased the price, hut have cut |
down on the amount OF work they |
do for tho money
The Chamber OF Commerce hopes |
that by Monday morning or before, |
they can avert a serious situation |
for. they say II has resolved into |
what will btN. called a strike by one |
side o. lockout by the other |
Either way II IN taken IT, Ia a SIT |
uation that is of the gravest signif-
ictnce TO Tulsa as u whole. say the
officials
Men Arc " orklng.
According to the officials Of the /
two local labor unions mainly af. |
fected. there will be no strike IL |
there WAS such thing In prospect, |
laws OF their unions would have pre-
vented Il. sixty days written no
lice has IN he given the employers
" any proposed raise In wages The |
lime limi. has passed aud the larger
ma Joriiy OF the contractors have,
according TO them. allowed the in
reuse and the men are working
ight along rs tho nothing had hap
Jencd
However. tho union mon under.
,.ard. he builders cschnnge has
ssued tho ultinntLm thai unless tho
ncn Hgree 30 continue work at the
pr sent scale building operations
viii stop The unions state they do
lot cOnteniplat" any trouble on this
core there are not enough men
y tulsa 10 do the work ~ present
md liyinE prices arc 80 high that
cry few other men can afford 70
ONE tn They feel that they have
Just cause end arc not apprchen-
i've Of trouble II any lockout oc-
.urs. .ay they Il viii come neat
Monday mofnirg In the meantime
md until fuch thing does occur.
N men are working an the time
In regard 20 tho signing OF the
irst resolution hy members Of the
\ -hsnrr. mCwhcrs Of tho labor un-
ors state about half the sgners
re emllotcss Il non uniou labor
nd 81 fourth have agreed 10 the ncW
age scale Their men are working
lcht along and n is from this class
{ signcrs thnt trouble Is anticipated
there - 20 be- any trouble
Tor the stomach and liver.
lst try ono soc bottle Of Ian -FOs
'1TU PEPStS \ Liquid Digestive
axatiyc Tleayant 70 take.
REEO0M OF SEA HOPELESS