Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-20
Union CARPENTERS
REGISTER PROTEST
',,irt to Employment Of Non. Union
Labor In Work for Coming
War Exposition.
MATER STILL IN A TANGLE
,,d,cr IN Charge OF Work Is out ~
CIV; No Nction Possible Illl
He Returns.

Gaming that they have been mis-
s,r,,icJ by those In direct charge OF
:bc work OF preparation for the ma
,topal var exposition when non-union
srorkmcn were employed to construct
.bc necessary equipment for the ex.
nositIon ana inalmating that the at
.,epdanrc at tho exposition would be
5,fer'rd hy this action on the part OF
,he management. "A committee repre-
,snt.nr the local carpenters union
registered vigorous protest against
MI. policy when the/ appeared be-
fore The allied civic committee late
wednesday for a hearing No defi-
mite progress WAS made toward set
ling The matter 10 the satisfaction
fall concerned except that the civic
committee. which is In charge OF
,he exposition on behalf OF the city.
was fully cxonerated from blame By
ihe carpenters.
The storm OF protest centers about
,the fact that s -. Elliott, a non
.unlon carpenter OF Oakhurst. has
been placed In charge OF the con
sslrurtiOu work bv the government
representatives. The fact that Elliott
ssppIicd for papers In the union after
he had accepted this position was
also mentioned. Lieut.. A. H. Wood,
-who h directly IN charge Of the ex-
position. and who entered into the
arreCmcnt with Elliott Is out OF the
cly and will not return before Fri.
.day night Pending Lieutenant
-Woods return the matter IL "A dead
oek FOR Field Clerk Elmer Dowd
and his assistants do not care 10 as
.umc the responsibility. they declare.
How the Deal Was Made.
The deal with Elliott was made by
4Dowd and Lieutenant Wood when
The three happened to meet In the Of
flee OF W. e. Steger. Mr. Steger was
not present and knew nothing OF the
i arrangement The agreement was
made by the government representa-
lives In good faith because thev were
unsccusiomed to dealing with the
union element In the army. Elliott
,oOk charge and employed a number
Of bthcr nOn-union men and the
union objects TO being left out OF con-
sderatIon after II had accomplished
~ much during the war by donating
The services OF It's membersJ to any
and all patriotic enterprises.
: 4 number OF returned soldiers
we're put on the work by Elliott and
The NJ c. A. but to this the union
does not object The union wants its
men put to work in the place OF the
non.union labor now EMPLOYED hut
will not object TO working with non
union soldiers.
Mr. Steger called meeting of the
Allied Civic committee In an attempt
n straighten out the tangle Field
/ Clerk Dowd and Lieutenant Eeebard
4 represented the exposition manage
ment on behalf Of the government.
The carpenters union was represented
by a committee OF three headed by
Secretary Wilson
Dowd Explains His Part.
Mr.. Dowd stated that he did not
mean TO offend the union but ihat he
merely employed the first go1 man
4 he found so the exposition grounds
sould be ready at the appointed date.
upEi being told that no action
could be taken until the return OF
Lieutenant wood the carpenters re-
olested that work he suspended un-
" his return. They averred that
hey could furnish all the union men
necessary who In company with the
soldiers now employed. could finish
lhe job on time. The particular
= work In question Is the erection CT
q grand stand.
Secretary Wilson stated that the
|. carpenters union represented some
3 10000 Of Tulsa's population and lrr
'ma,ed that by this reason the
exposition attendance would he sf-
lected unless the request OF the
union Is granted.
The exposition management IL be
'"een two fires, Ir theh present
crew ia replaced by union men and
Elllolt can produce any kind OF a
I written agreement the exposition ~
: HAhIe 10 pay two crews while II the
union Is disregarded undesira bile de
: eopmenls may result. The situs-
uon Is summed up as an uncom-
lorMble dilemma brought about
through Misunderstanding which
hr Dowd promises To eliminate In
me course OF several days Lieu
Z tnsnt Wood will have the final
/. word In the controversy. The civic
I. committee Is not involved.
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