Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
Officials Think Early Set
tlement Assured; Others
Refuse Support. =

WASHINGTON. Feb 10 Efforts
b, the government 20 end the sutl,rs
oi carpenters In eastern shiRNufus
brought two importaiF develop
ments today which officials declared
promise an early settlement
President Wilson prepared to Hke
action in tho situation. the nature
Of which has not been disclosed and
the shlpbuilding lhbor adjustment
board handen down a wage aN1rd
covering Delaware river and Mary
land shipyards which VIII furJu IN"
basis OF general eastern shipbuild
ing wage scale.
The president is expected to cN-
press definite views JON the situation
in reply to telegram he ro citoi
tonight from william /. HuteNcsun.
president OF the brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Join"rs asking an
opportunity personally to pa, the
situation before him.
No Other support,
other developments In connection
with the situation during the day
were
Indications that the heads of 9th
er unions viii not support Hutch
csOn position and assurances from
New York metal workers that they
viii continue work pending an ud-
iustment by the wage adjustment
board
A statement by the shipping board
that no effort viii be made to cuercc
the strikers by threatening to call
them into the military service.
A declaration 10y Chairman
Fletcher n the senate Commrrce
committee investigating shipping
that the government should take
over operation OF an shipyards and
Fix a general wage. scale.
A request by shipyards TO be per-
mitted 10 crush the strike n their
own way
There was no indication tonight
what measures the president has in
mind and at the White House 1t was
said no reply would be sent tonight
to Hutcheson'g, telegram. The pres
dent mas given his personal ntfen-
tip Ia the situation since yester-
day
iiutChcson Refuses
Hutcheson's refusal to leave
settlement to the labor adjustment
board drew from offAcr(s OF the
board tonight the sN5r,nent That the
carpenters oreanizafion OF an tho.
trades engaged m shiphuildlug has
declined To let II adjust difficulties.
Hutcheson, they said. agreed 10 Ter
the board fix wages and hours Of
labor but stesdfastly refused 10
leave TO 1t the question OF conditions
OF labor including the question Of
the open or closed shop.
Officers OF the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. 1t was declared to-
night. have little sympathy with
Hutchsson's attitude and hre likely
10 repudiate him. Local orcnniza-
tlonr of carpenters on the pncie
ic and gulf coasts and along ihe
south Atlantic despite orders from
Hutchinson are leaving to the ud-
tustment board, It's members said
tonight, nll questions affecting their
relations with their employers
The Delaware liver and Marvlani
award given out today publishes
uniform wage scale and wording
conditions in 60 per cent Ot the AtG
lantic coas, yarls. II gives carmen
tors minimum wnRe ~ $500 q,
day and the striking Baltimore car
,penters nitho not parties 20 the
agreement, viii be permitted TO ne
cent It's provisions II they desire TIE
award will he used as basis for
arranging other agreements The
adjustment honri viii no south next
week and the week after eNuccts %
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