The Washington herald., 1922-02-27
Suggestions of Gompers
Impossible to Fulfill,
Ayers Secretary.
YARDS HANDLING
REPAIRS, HE SAYS
Spirit of Economy Must
Rule, Is Answer to
Machinists.


'eu 'hat ehe
furloughing Of navy yard employees
was necessary and that his depart-.
ment couId m, r.roav ST. .i,,.
"e
''on' III ie'ter aooresseo 10 Samuei
Gompers, president OF the Amerl-
can Federation Of Labor
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memorandum containing fifteen
suggestions left by the labor leader
when he and representatives OF the
International Association OF Ma
chinixt. caIIed m s.o-o,,r,. T,.,L,.
40 10 o'sooss the tur-
loughinG OF employees Of the navy
yard.
Impossible, ssy, De,by.
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To this ,uq1e.,io, 81. Secrstsr,
replied that IL was impossible Of
fulfillment. saying: I'VE have no
funds other than those now being
employed for this very purpose. We
can do no more IN this line than
We are doing"
uort w.. n.,s q, y.rS.
70 inc suss eS'ioh '"at
necohoi1lonIhe VOTE pe cohceh
eo IN nav sos' Den1s ~rot
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80 "u :. Pe anu -, W rps',"- %
twelve most IutIsnd shins' ,bst
are now in process of construction.
be allocsted 60 the navy yards"
The Secretary's letter answered that
there are no funds now available
TO carry out this program. saying.
also. that there are no destroyers
slated for destruction.
Exchange Of R.tIne,tiop,.
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tinns - a. I",,.es ,.'.E 81 +,
He expects, according TO his letter.
that the funds for this work will he
appropriated by a special act OF
Congress. for IL will require an act
of Congress to accomplish actually
the scrappinE of the ships.
The suggestion Of the labor rep
resentatives that the dismantlinC
and scrapring Of the older vessels
such as the Maine, Missouri and
other be begun Immediately, elected
the reply that these types Of craft
/ save the ones already sold. would
not be disposed Of until the ratif-
cation of the armament treaty.
Congress, Mu,t DecIse
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.or oan,,,,,aS -, ~, .I,ir ,t'. ",
no,,, hoin, h,,fI. "a ..n,s.o5,'
tborized and which IL ,s dae,1cd sJ-
vIsahIc 20 hpild" In refere,co 20
tha snSre.tio, thar Wi h. i,,,,,s-
diateIv tcorornepcod go, an s,,,u
4 iarv vessels sircraft CARRIERS nc,,.
destroyers submarines etc = and
that this work he aIIocated T. the
navy Yards, Secretary Denby's let
ter says that the building of new
SesseIs OF any descrlp'Ion cannot De
zone without specihc authority from
congress.
Explains Yards and Purposes.
The labor leaders suggested thar
work be obtained from the lmer-r
gency Fleet CORPORATION. Army
Transport Service, Coast Guard.
Light House Burtau and the Rivers
and Harbors Board. Considerable
work OF this Kind, according t. the
Secretary's letter, is now being
done at the navy yards and Il might
be feasible so to coordinate tn.
departments that more could lie
given To the navy yards.
The navy yards were established.
according to the letter, only to
maintain the armed fleets OF the
United States. Just in so far as