Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-18
Rebuke ls Sent Head of Car
penteI-S Union for Not
Sending Men Back.
REPLY is QUICKLY MADE
Hutcheson Wires He Will Use
Influence to Get Workers
to Return.
WANTS PERSONAL MEETING
Officials of Shipping Board
Believe Troubles Will
Soon BE Adjusted. d


NEW YORK Feb. ia messase
signed ny William l.. .Hutchsson,
president Of the brotherhood OF Car
leh'ela and Joiners was sent 20
' resident Wilson tonight, assuring
MN thhi representative OF the union
hed hcen Instructed TO use their in
''urhoe TO have tho strikers return 10
work at once
h. The text Of the telegram follows,
MY Dear Mt. President:
Your telegram requesting our
memoers to return TO work Ia n
hhnd' In reply, ! am instructinx our
irPtesen'atives to 40 among the msn
w our craft and use their Influence
L" have the men return 10 work at
once, ! have exhausted every effort
n reach an adjustment with the
shipping board, have M power 10
sign tho agreement of adjustment.
which would deprive our mem bers
OF Their constitutional rights.
'heinR DESTROYS Of reaching a CON
.oluslon whereby cessa tien OF work
may be prevented In the future.
most respectfully request that you
notlfy me M to when | can meet you.
ms ] reel that IA tho only way IA
which 10 solve the problem, (signedy
WILLIAM l., liutcheson.p
WARRINGTON Feb. if.--PresI.
dent WILSON took d hand tonight An
'he eastern shipyards strikes and ~.
SUED sharp rcbuke tn William 4,
hGtcheson, president OF the Rroth-
erhood OF Carpenters and Joiners.
VINO after refusing TO send striking
SLIP carpenters back TO work pend.
ing action by 'he shlpbulidinx labor
adjustment board had asked for a
personal conference TO lay the situa-
ton before the president.
Letter Made Public,
The presidents message was ssnt
IN reply 10 one received yeAtertiay
from fiutchesen that he had besr,
unable 10 reach an understa udlak
with officials OF the shipping board
but felt that II Hiven an opportunity
10 lay the matter before the presi.
dent a solution esuld be arrived al
quickly II was made public tonight
a. follows.
william l. Hutcheson. oenerai
President United Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Jolners OF America,
New York
~ have yonr telegram OF yestsr.
day and am very glnd 10 note the
expression ~ your desire ss a pa
trioiic citizen 10 aasist In carrying
on the work by which we are trying
10 save America and Nen every
where who work and are free, TAR.
ing advantage OF that assurance. I
feel u To be my duty 20 cali your
attention to the fact tina, the strike
OF the carpenters In the shipyards
IL In f1arked and painful contrast 10
the action OF labor In other trades
and places.
ships are absolutely necessary
for the winning Of this warr. No one
can strike a deadier blow at the
safety OF the nation and OF It's forces
on the other aide than interfering
with, or by obstructinR the ship
building program.
Dcndly iihw at Nation.
"tll the other unions engaged In
this Indispensable work have agreed
to abide by the decisions OF the sbip-
building wage adlustmnt board.
That board has dealt fairly and lih-
crafty with all who have ,rcsorted to
IT, ! must say to YOU very frankly
that Il " YOUR duty to leave 10 Il the
solution of your present difficulties
with your employers and to advise
tho men whom YOU represent TO re-
turn At once ~ work pending the
decision No body OF men have the
Worui right In the present circum-
stances Of the nation to strike untH
every method ut adjustment has
been tried TO the limit, II YOU do
iot net upon this principle you are
giving aid and comfort
10 tho enemy, whatever may he your
own conscious purpose.
II do not see that anything win
be- gnirc1 by nay seeing you person
nlb until sou have accepted and
ac,ed upon that principle. II is the
duty ~ the government to see that
tho hrst possible conditions OF labor
are maintained. 90 u y also lts duty
60 sep tu n thai there ~ no lawleas
and constituencies prufiteering and
that duty the government has nc.
ceplcd and viii perform VIII you
cooperate Or win YOU obstruot ~
WOODROW WILSON
Carpenters Nav Return. .. o.,
The fact that otheF lnion heAds
ar. refusing 20 support II
position and taht tho"
utudc may pu'