The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16


 Washington, February 15. A renewed demand that Will liam l.. Hutcheson, president of the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners, send strik- ing shipyard employees in east ern plants back to work pend- ing an adjustment of their grievances, was made tonight by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board.
 Earlier in the day Hutcheson had answered previous appeal with communication declaring it wer's
 ,ucssitlS fos f:na te akt had some definite propositit the shipping board as to work ditions.
 Hutcheson's virtual defiance of the shipping board presents situation on which officials declined to comment MT. Hurleys request that the men be put to work carried no threat and shipping board officials would not say what steps they have in mind.
 SHIP BOARD CAUTIOUS
 Reports today that local exemption boards are preparing to call into tho military service striking shipyard work CTS within the draft age prompted the shipping board to send telegrams urging that no such action be taken. Deferred classification for shipyard workers has been put by the provost marshal generals office in charge of the industrial service section of the shipping board. headed by Meyer Bloomfield, and the board desires that all draft questions be decided in Washington.
 President Wilson is known to be giving personal attention to the labor situation and is following every move in the ship yard strikes
 HUTCHINSON STANDS ALONE
 In his communication tonight to Hutch eson. Chairman Hurley points out that the heads of the Carpenters and Joiners. union were the only ones who declined to leave adjustment of differences to the shipbuilders' labor adjustment board. Even the carpenters locals. dispite this. have asked to be included in the agree. ment.
 Hutcheson, in declining to ask the strikers to return to work. called Chair man Hurley's attention to proposed agreement he submitted February for an adjustment of the situation and de- clared he had done his utmost to pre- vent the men from quitting work. Shipping board officials said tonight that-the agreement was not accepted be- cause it did not provide for settlement of differences by the adjustment board and because it contemplated closed shop agreement
 HURLEY'S TELEGRAM
 Chairman Huriey's telegram to Hutch eson said:
 Yours of the 14th received You were present at the convention of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor In Buffalo. on Friday, November g. when. by unanl- nous vote. resolution was passed. stat ing that it is necessary to the nations protection as well as to the welfare of the trade union movement. that there should be no cessation of work except as last resort and after due hearings. Do you or do you not approve of this position today? You state. I have endeayored to do my utmost to prevent cessation of work being done by members of our organization on ships
 FACTS IN CASE
 The facts arc as follows: On Au- gust 20. last. an agreement was signed by MT. Roosevelt as acting secretary of the navy by myself as chairman of the United States shipping board; Admiral Capps. genera! manager e the emergency fleet corporation; Mir. Gompers. as president of the Ameri- car Federation of Labor, and by l4 representatives of organized labor. mainly international presidents whose members are employed in the construc- tion of ships.
 Under this agreement board was established composed of representa- tives of the navy department and
 tcentinued on Pare Tws)