New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1918, Page 7

Finishing SHIPYARD WORKERS ARE WANTED-NOW! Uncle Sam in Need of Thousands in Atlantic Plants New Britain mechanics with trades adaptable to shipbuilding may enroll in the United States Shipvard Volunteers by calling at the office of the New Britain ‘War Bureau, which is the local agency of the Connecticut State Council of Defense. Hartford, Feb. 22.—‘The welfare of labar, both organized and unor- sanized, is at stake in the shipyards, It is only through shipyard labor that relief to labor throughout the nation can come.” . These statements are made by Will- tam Blackman, director of labor for the Emergency Fleet corporation, in a vitally important statement on the present labor and shipbuilding situa- | tion as it affects the business of the country, received from him today by the Connecticut State Council of De- fense and made public by the council. The State Council of Defense is co- soperating with Leo A. Korper, federal director for Connecticut, of the Public | Service Reserve, in the enrollment in | this state of men for the United States Shipyard Volunteers. Mr. Blackman's statement, in full, follows: “This war can be won through the | construction this year by the United States and her allles of 9,800,000 tons At shipping. This amount will not | only overcome the submarine losses, but will also leave the margin neces. sary to care for the transportation of 1,500,000 American troops and sup- plies overseas. “Partial relief, but in a military sense only, is being obtained from the less vital import trades. der the | sary S s —Photo by NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1918, 'SHIPYARD WORKERS HELPING TO WIN THE WAR Committee on Public Information. a propeller with planers and pneumatic chisels, f \ | | —Photo by Soldering the vanes in a high solder ana a Committee on Public Information. pressure turbine car. Using silver cetylene gas torch being undertaken by joint tion on the part of the Shipping Board and the War Trade Board. While raw materials absolutely nec: to pply the country vital necessities will, of course, be permitted to enter our ports, it is now necessary to reluctantly, but drastically curtail the importation of supplies for the manufacture of non-essentials. This to enable the shipping used for this trade to be released for war purpases. ! “In spite of this method for obtain- ing partial relief, the only real answer to the problem is ship construction. This construction not only depends for its success upon labar, but the very life of labor itself depends on the con- | organiza- dent's order, this work is now struction. This because 13,000,000 | men are employed in the manufactur- | ing plants of the United States today, of whom 6,200,000 are working on war materials and subsidiary industries alone. All of these men are threat- ened with forced shutdowns, and these shutdowns are absolutely inevitable unless the ships are built. Iiven the trades directly manufacturing war supplies and the munitions plants themselves face a limitation of their output. “This is plain on its face, for not only are the ports and docks jammed with supplies for overseas, but there are, in the seacoast terminals, more than 30,000 frieign cars loaded with supplies for Europe—literally moun- tains of materials for which there insufficient shipping tonnage. ““No greater surplus of supplies can Corner | Main and I] Church | Streets || HARTFORD || < SATURDAY BU A HIGH-GRADE WINTER COAT NOW AT AN ENORMOUS SAVING A Genuine Opportunity It will pay you to purchase one of these high grade Coats for next winter’s wear as well as for now. Fashioned in wool velour, plush and broad- cloth. Most of these Coats are beautifully satin and silk lined. 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My working fom plish this I am willing to make over buy a spring suit right now I make tigs Top Coat I will give a pair of all wio possibly be permitted to accumulate in_these ports, even though the est mated amount of war supplies needed this vear for overseas shipment will total 8,500,000 tons. “There but one forced slowdown in American fac- tories until the ships are built. “The situation is one in which not only the nation is vitally interested, but one which strikes at the very heart of labor itself. Interruptions to business and consequent loss of to the employe will recur. <t production will be retard- cd—with the same result—until e have shipping adequate to the task of clearing the port congestion. “For this reason then the welfare of all labor, both organized and un- organized, to the extent of some 13,- 000,000 people now employed is at stake in the shipyards. “The coalless day, and the freight embargo have already had a tremen- dous effect upon labor throughout the country, and the additional force of tge coming necessary curtailment of raw material importation will fall heavily upon labor within next few weeks. “It is only through shipya that relief to nation can come. Therefore, called-for strikes, not only the safety of our armies in France, but the very heart of labor itself through the reduction in employment which is faced by not engaged directly work. “For this reason, a shipyard strike is in effect a lockout, aimed at all labor in the country, and threatens life of organized labor it- thing ahead—a the un- threaten in shipyard “The peak load requirement for shipyard workers will be 500,000 men. On these men depend the abllity of other labor to obtain steady employ- ment In other words, if a group of shipvards or fail to give a full da work only will the resulting stoppage each man's work tie up from fifteen to twenty other yard workers and throw them out of employment but this stoppage will also affect the direct employment of the 6,200,000 war workers as well as the employ.- ment of the entire 13,000,000 work- ers throughout the country. “Because of this fact, the labor leaders of the country, including Samuel Gompers, president of FFederation of Labor have entered into an agreement with the S e ] e alcer FOR THROAT AND LUNGS ‘A Calelum compound that will bring re- llef in memy acute and chronic cases. Provides in handicst form, a basic edy highly recommended by sclence. Con- tains no harmful drigs. 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