Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-26
DEVELOPMENTS IN STRIKE
 OF PAPER MAKERS No Hehearine Will Be Granted Until All Men on Strike Return to Work.

Washington, July 25.-The contro- versy between the International Pa per Company and some 4 900 employ es in paper mills in New York, New Hampshire and Maine was referred to today by the war labor board to section composed of c. A. Crocker and T. M. Guerin. It Was recommended that the section interpret the recent award of the board, disagreement oyer the application of which led to the strike.
 Authority also was given the section to reopen the cause and hold further hearings if that is deemed necessary, but no rehearing will be. granted until all the men now on strike return to work
 Both Parties Given a Hearing.
 Representatives of both the com pany and the union were called before the board to explain their differences which resulted in the closing down of ten mills and a consequent curtail- inent of about 75 per cent III the pro- duction of news print paper. Both sides were agreed that inability of their committees to agree on, the working out of the award presented the greatest difficulty and they joined in the request for an interpretation. After hearing the explanation, the 1 board adopted resolution, which was presented by Former President Taft, one of the joint chairmen ot the board, that the subject be referred l back to the section whose action this board approved, for the purpose of hearing the application for an inter . pretation Of the award
 The section also has power, If in it's opinion case is presented to grant such re-hearIng as it may deem just and wise on the ground of mis- take or otherwise in any of. the issues involved and disposed of in the award | shall not be made except on condition that all men ceasing labor shall re- turn to their employment before suct hearing is granted"
 Ordered to Present Briefs.
 MT. Crocker and Mr Guerin, whr lconducted the original hearing in the controversy, directed both the com pany and the men to present irief. tomorrow, after which decision vii be reached on the question of reopen ing the whole case and arriving at new award. s,a
 Mills Shut Down. Information before the board wa 1 Company are shut down at Glen , Falls, Fort Edward. Farmer and ri conderoga in New York state; Wilder
 Vermont, and Franklin in New Hamp
 shire and Rumford and Livermor
 Falls in Maine One other mill, op ' erated by Finch, Pruyn and Com : pany at Glens Falls also is tied up.
 J. T. Carey. of Albany. N. Y. pres l ident of the International Papermak CTS Union, told the board the me
 had walked out despite the fact tha he had advised against such a course He said an important part of the dis : pute is whether the men shall receiv : for May and June the bonus paid b
 the International Company before tn
 boards award went into effect. Tn
 company. he said. declined to pay tn
 bonus for those two months becaus the boards award is retroactive fo S that period.
 John Lundregan, representing tn n international Paper company, said tn V men had struck after his compan f had notified them that adjustment a in wages would be made if the com :. lpany's interpretation of the awar " was held by the war labor board r l be wrong.