The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
SECRETARY WILSON
SEEKS TO END STRIKE
OF METAL WORKERS
kilograms Received by OPP
orators and Metal Trades
Council Resolutions
Adopted by Council

Asking that the metal workers
strike be declared off and that the
strikers be allowed to return to work
without discrimination, is the gist of
kilograms from William b. Wilson.
Secretary of Labor, received yesterday
by George Gordon Crawford. president
of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail-
road company; Dan Dimick, president
of the Birmingham Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, and the officials of the Net
al Trades Council. Secretary Wilson
called attention to the fact that. the
government has created national la
Dor board and suggests that all labor
disputes be submitted to it for adjust
ment.
At a meeting of the Metal Trades
Council held yesterday afternoon the
kilograms were read and resolutions
adopted to declare the strike off, pro-
yided the men be allowed to return to
work in a body and that all imported
strikebreakers leave the several
plants. The kilograms to President
Crawford and President Dimick were
identical and as follows
TELEGRAM TO OPERATORS
l desire to call your attention to
the fact that the government has
created a national war labor board,
composed of FIVE employers and
five labor leaders, with ex-Presi-
dent Taft and Frank p. Walsh at
its head. With this government
machinery in existence, no strike
should take place, but the mat
ters in dispute should be submit
ted to this board for adjustment
in the event that the mediStors are
unable to bring about a satisfac-
tory adjustment of the difficulties
| am urging the striking workmen
in the metal trades in the Biz.
mingham district to declare the
strike off and return to work sub
hitting the matter in dispute to
the war labor board May I not
also urge upon you, therefore,
that these men be permitted to
return to work without dsicrimi-
nation and that all matters in dis
pute be submitted to the national
war labor board?
w. B. WILSON,
Secretary of Labor
TELEGRAM TO WORKERS
The telegram to Secretary King of the
Metal Trades Council follows:
desire to call your attention to
the fact that the government has Gre
ated national war labor board, COM
| posed of five employers and five labor
leaders, with ex-President Taft and
| Frank p. Walsh at its head With
| this government machinery in exist
| ence no strike should take place, but
| the matters in dispute should be sub
! mitted to this board for adjustment
| in the event that the mediators are
| unable to bring about satisfactory
| adjustment of the difficulties. May
| ] not urge upon you. therefore, that
| the men on strike in Birmingham dis
| trict declare the strike off and return
| to work, submitting matters in dis
| pute to the national war labor board
! referred to? w. b. WILSON,
Secretary of Labor.
! RESOLUTIONS
| In reply to the above the following
resolutions were passed by the Meta
Trades Council and forwarded by wir,
| to Secretary Wilson at Washington:
| The Metal Trades Council of Bir-
mingham district. in regular meeting
| Sunday morning agreed to be guided
| by the recommendations in your tele-
| gram of the 18th, provided, however,
| you will secure an agreement from
| the manufacturers that all men re-
| turn to work in a body without dis
| elimination, under conditions as pre-
| vailed at the time of strike or lock-
out and all imported strike breakers
| leave the plants before our members
return to work, and that the en-
| ployers further agree to abide by the
| decision of the war labor board and
| the Metal Trades Council will do the
| same.