Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-03
Hospital
WagesAre
Under Fire
Members of Board
Called Liars; Atti-
tude for Open Shop.
Van Patten Planned

Calling certain member of the
Salem hospital board liars, !"
struggling to place Van Patten s.
Son on the unfair list, and affirm
ing that the effort OF the board to
obtain carpenters at Sc day was
an insidious movement for "open
shop" which would be followed by
reduction of wages in other lines
OF industry, members of the Salem
Central Labor council took up the
wage controversy between the
building trades and the Salem hos
pital board last night at it's regu-
lar meeting.
The result of the meeting was
that committee be appointed to
wait on the building committee of
the hospital association to effect
some point Of agreement. The
committee as appointed by L. ].
'Simeral, president of the labor
council, are: G, e. Barbour, print
ers' union; George w. Thompson.
carpenters union; F. e. HalIeck.
electricians union. The commit
tee Is to meet with the board some
time before Thursday and report
back to the carpenters the result
OF the conference.
Lie Is Passed.
The statement OF the hospital,
board that the union trades had
not reported any contribution was
termed lie by F. N. Gainard. OF
the painters union, who stated
that he had reported his unions
subscription to William McGil.
christ. A delegate from the cleo
trlans stated that the contribu-
lions Of the electricians totaled
$455. The board was further said
10 nave represented to the unions |
mat all work would be done nv
union labor and OF now turning
around and Wishing to build the
HOSPITAL by scab labor.
The communication from the ,,
carpenters stating that the hos. :
pital had been put on the unfair
Ilst was objected to because II did !,
not include Van Patten q Son
VINO have been hired to superin.
end the construction OF the build !,
ng. A motion to refer the com
back to the carnenters =
o include Van Patten was killed !.
" vote of three to nine. -
van Patten has always been =
air, and II we put him on the nm "a
air list, we're making an enemy =
'ut OF man who has always been % p
air, said j. G. Gabriel of the car =
'enters, In an effort to stay the =
iae OF sentiment against Van Pat y
en-. "
Yes, and he's the man that do
ng the dirt" said Tom Newberry -
I the BARRIERS union. NJ
Accuse Van Patten.
fhe painters won't go on that !,
30. Van Patten is just as deem - -
II as anybody. He wasn't blind !"
noi ne signed that contract with
le hospital board. knowing thar -
ney weren't going to pay the un- ~
N scale,> said Gaynor. "Van g
atten has got the carpenters IN
er his thumb.P er
Gaynor and Newberry were two te
the three who voted to return or
ie carpenters communication 10 oa
lclude Van Patten.
i would not go out and wori tr'
that hospital, If didn't do n nc
OK OF work all summer" stated Or
Gorge W. Thompson. Mr.. Tbomn- ol
N stated that some time ago that
g board had appeared before The ~
ZION and had asked that the car. w
'nters donate $120 day to the no
'spital board, which holds that n qu
= not enough funds to pay the sa
ZION scale of $7.2O. This was les
edicted last night to be the only
lution to the controversy as ne
ere was sentiment expressed ser
ry much in favor OF the hospitaI sta
charitable Institution. cat
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