The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-03-08
MOLDERS DANCE
The Molders' Union of this city
will give a dance on
Tuesday Evening
March 18th
At Fraternal Hall
SHALT
THOU WORK IN
WOODS OR MILL

Last Friday the basic eight-hour
workday went into effect in the
lumber and shingle industry in the
states of Washington and Oregon.
The establishment of the eight
hour workday was brought about by
the efforts of the workers in the
woods and mills, the government
through the Presidents Mediation
Commission and Col. Brice Disque
in charge of spruce production for
the American Aviation Corps, and
bv the consent of the West Coast
Lumbermen's Association after much
persuasion. The lumbermen agree
to the eight hour arrangement for
the period of the war only
British Columbia With Us
VANCOUVER, B. c., March L.
Members of the British Columbia
Loggers' Association, who employ
about 5000 men, have decided to
put their camps on an eight-hour
basis, beginning March II, it was
announced here today. This action
follows the adoption of the eight
hour day beginning today in Oregon
and Washington camps.
And California Also
EUREKA, Cal, March Am
nouncement by the Holmes-Eureka
Lumber Co., the Metropolitan Lum-
ber Co. and the Elk River Mill &
Lumber Co., that they had agreed
to the eight-hour day in the Hum
boldt county redwood lumber indus
try, today made the shorter day eff
fective in every lumber plant and
logging camp of any size in the
county.
The Humboldt Co-operage COM
pany, owned by F. j. Roster, of
San Francisco, also announced the
reduction of it's working day from
nine to eight hours in conformity
with the schedule of the lumber
companies.
The three lumber concerns rati-
flying the agreement today were not
represented at the meeting in San
Francisco where the eight-hOur rule
was adopted.
Mckay & Co., large operators, no
titled their men today their hours
would be from 7 a. m. to $50 p.
M, in order to leave much of the
afternoon free for employees to i'm
prove their educations or to make
war gardens.
Disque Talks to Loyal Legion
PORTLAND, Or, March a. -
Colonel Brice P. Disque, head of the
government spruce production cam
paign in the Northwest, today told
600 loggers and sawmill men, in
convention here, that the new work
ing schedule agreed upon by timber
operators would call for 10 hours
pay for eight hours work. He added
that very soon the men would not
have to provide their own bedding,
as the government is purchasing
10000 blankets for them. A fixed
price of $685. a week for board at
all logging camps and sawmills was
announced. Improved sanitary con-
ditions in the drying rooms also were
promised by Col. Disque.
The delegates of the Loyal Legion
of Loggers and Lumbermen who
made up the convention, adopted res
olutions endorsing Colonel Disque's
activities and pledging their sup
port.
In an outburst of patritic ardor,
the men cheered and sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" when the con-
vention, called to arrive at complete
understanding as to the govern
ment's intentions in the airplane
spruce campaign opened this morn
ing.
Colonel Disque declared his belief
that the workers will accomplish as
much work in eight hours as has
been done in 10.
President to Commander
The President has, by a bill in
troduced last week in the Senate,
and which it is considered certain
will pass both houses, been given
power to commander all standing
timber or lumber needed for aero
plane or shipbuilding or for military