Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-16
Chairman Hurley's
Appeal to the Strikers

The appeal made yesterday by Chairman Hurley OF
the shipping board striking carpenters and jOners
of the shipbuiding yards of the biggest, finest
fairest statements made by employer to his
workers or by a patriot to his fellow citizens
Eastern shipbuIlders demanding the Pacific coast
scale Now of living in the is not high
as in the west but be that may. whether the de
mands just unjust. Hurley told these
men there just thing this time and that
was TO keep steadily at work He declared that any
grievance wage scale would be adjusted prompt
" and fairly for all men who were working but the
case of strikers it was another matter altogether
Hurley declared that with the nation mourning the
Tuscania dead and the allied cause depending upon
ships it was not likely would kindly
upon shipbuiders' strike told these strikers that
they had quit work without giving the government
chance adjust consider their grievances In other
words. they had the mail fist of the Prussian
unker to gain their point to enforce their demands
They had adopted methods of ruthlessness try
brighten or fierce the government TO give them what
they wanted They had acted like the W W strike
organizers. who merely professional strikers and
care nothing for effect principle agree
ment, God. country
He asked these striking shipbuilders bluntly and
squarely if they realized the friends the
soldier boys in France would feel about failure of
supports home; they thought they would sit down
patiently submit this paralyzing of the life line
between their loved home Hurley talked like
a man TO men He did not mince or mutter or humble
He checked squarely up these strikers
His friendly suggestion them to go back
work His advice was for them to resume That the
strike was hasty and advised any man with grain
of common sense knew That it would bring these work
nothing but trouble and loss of money and black
there a doubt They had seemed to take
for that their government could fair
hence they struck first made demands afterwards
And this in time Of great In time of peace
strike is only last upon the part of wise and
able leaders Of organized labor called only
all have failed and after long lapse of time for
consideration and negotiations.
Hurley spoke sternly and accusingly of the solemn
and binding and public agreements made between
poyer and empoye the country to call
strikes during the period of the war. He spoke of
organized abors pledge bring up that
might engender or even delays the factories
and mines Of the nation during the
Strike leaders this time fearful response
bility face terrible charge Hasty reckless
irresponsible these viii be tolerated
by the country large for but brief space of time
Those of them who would organized labor the
rocks with blind wilfu heedlessness will have to
the full price for and what is more. alas. the
harm they viii to labor itself and labors good
and families savings habits and happiness will
be incaleulable and take years undo,
Hurley is a big man engaged a big work He
holds high government trust He is the presidents
man and the peoples Petty faction and partisan
ship and prejudice politics and class distinction all
these he cannot allow him to have the
least effect upon him the great
white light Of public opinion His work is vital The
fate of nations hangs upon it. These very make
him utterly fearless his His country
his honor and his God all he CONSIDER with
any view purpose except the winning of the war
Hence his these striking workers are of deep
import and great significance They burn with truth
and ring with purpose shine with all kindliness
and them terrible to every striker
he says:
I you believe with that those whose
giving their blood thai you and and our
children may be safe and free WILL NOT LONG PER-
NIT EITHER YOU OR NE to invite destruction of
heroic lives and disaster a great cause
To take advantage Of the and call a strike in