Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-02-22
Executive Tells Ship Strikers
That They Are Aiding the
Enemy.
HAD NO RIGHT TO STRIKE
Huteheson fold by President That
Workers Should Not Have Quit
Until Every Method Of Adjust.
ment Had Been Tried.


New York, Feb. 19.--The shlDyard
strike, which threatened to tie up the
entire shipbulldlng program of the
United States on the Atlantic coast.
mas been ended, at least temporarily.
by the personal appeal of President
wilson. President Willium Hutcheson
and the officials of the brotherhood of
carpenters and Joiners telephoned to
All local officials. asking them to have
the men under their jurisdiction back
at work at once, and wired union Off
cials In Baltimore and other places TINT
ne wanted the wish Of the president
Of the United States complied with Inn
medlately.
Washington, Feb. 10. = President
Wilson has telegraphed William L.
Hutcheson, general president OF the
brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers, that he can see nothing ot be
gained by comforting with him person
ally about the strike OF shIpyard car
penters Until he has accepted and
acted upon the principle that in the
present circumstances OF the nation
no body of men has the right to strike
until every method Of adjustment has
been tired to the limit.
The presidents message was sent
In reply to one received from Hutch
eson saying he had been unable to
reach an understanding with officials
OF the shipping board but felt that lie
given mn opportunity to lay the mat
fer before the president solution
could be arrived at quickly. It was
made public on Sundsy. as foloIws:
William T.. Hutcheson.
General President United Brother
hood OF Carpenters and Jolners Of
America.
New York.
y have received your telegram of
yesterday and am very glad to note
the expression OF your desire as pa
triotic citizen to assist IN carrying on
the work by which we are trying to
save America and men everywhere
who work and are free.
Taking advantage OF that assur-
ance, | feel IL to be my duty to call
your attention to the fact that the
strike of the carpenters I'm the ship
yards Is In marked and painful con-
trast to the action of labor In other
trades and places. Ships are abs0-
lutelg necessary for the winning OF
this war. No one can strike dead
lier blow at the safety of the nation
and Its forces on the other side
than by interfering with or obstruet-
ing the shlpbuilding program.
"All the other unions engaged in
this Indispensable work have agreed
to abide by the decision Of the ship
building wage adjustment board.
That board has dealt fairly and lib
orally with all who have resorted to
ii. / must say to You very frankly
that II is your duty to leave to 1t the
solution of your present difficulties
with your employers and to advise
the men whom you represent to re-
turn at once pending the decision.
'No body of men has the moral
right In the present circumstances of
the nation to strike until every
method of adjustment has been tried
20 the limit If you do yaot act upon
this principle you are undoubtedly
giving aid and cesifort to the enemy,
whatever may be your own conscious
purpose.
Il do not see that anything will be
gained by my seeing you personally.
until you have accepted and acted
upon that principle. 1t is the duty
OF the government to see that the
best possible conditions Of labor are
maintained. as it IS also its duty to
see TO 1t that there IS no lawless and
consclenceless profteering and that
duty the government has accepted
and win perform.
"Wln you cooperate or VIII you OBJ
-struct?
(Slgned) WOODROW WILSON"
Russlan-German Truce Ends.