Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 4 | Lumber Companies Grant Eight Hours

LUMBER COMPANIES GRANT EIGHT HOURS SPOKANE, Wash., -Dec. 23. Despite actton taken by the Western Pine Manufacturing Man-ufacturing association nullifying a decision de-cision reached early in the month to put into effect the eight-hour day, twenty companies, all members of the association, associa-tion, acting as individuals, will make the eight-hour day effective next Tuesday in their plants in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Representatives of Oregon and Montana lumbermen said today their position was :;.u,s mv'k- iv.k.. ''v'vrj ""!' m;;' .."'i, a';,a iv,.r"ftitlWr. "rVs,',hu'ly tuuuns their rare Seeks to Stir Strife. r,u- lin-.-vial fl.-rmi-.n covcrmncnt lias iVov. lv unM.ln,,. i.s anus. . 'ben a , o e a,:,.d 1,1 the otlwr insults m! ''''- ''; , vit;rmiii..v. without leulwiirm. No who Unos his rouutrr roW, and ns th. , e r .-c.ui.lry is of first ,nipm-iaii; e to us. we iiueud to help ctusll Hull ; stit.ition whi.-h is W.-HM.S to ''''; ' worl,l-l!.- imperial lU-.man ' ,M,le from (Je.many's ,,ots a.uilnM e l-nilcd Slates, we are MinuMeu ir,- atms no- ytvalrr e.uises. Uonnanv has pa o tbiwitfli KeUium. a small d. jeasrless nation. na-tion. hilMm; ml Umn. l" ""rl" ,.. and .hiUlren, Icavnig. horin . d - ...u-u.-tiot, and tin Ihvtv I"'1.1,';,,..,,' manv towns the people are w I , h shivos 1- il possible- for the 1 nito.i to'hea,- the call of these smoUen peotile .and not respond J We answerniK il by semlinc men aeioss he, waters to save mankind tro.it m! desaotism. We are fishtms for u u -ture welfare of all nations, lor llbcrtN. justice and humanity, and for that grail Wexrtiie which is now buns denied us universal, everlasting peace. I Paying Debt io France. In this war we shall he enabled lo pay one of the Neatest debts ol fuendsh.p we have .im-u.rcd-our delil to I-nmj-c Years ami when the wealth ot America had net vet been discovered or leHll'b wloui we 'had midline bid future possibilities possibil-ities to offer. France Kallanlly cattle to our aid and helped us siaut our most ,i,ls possession liberty. -icsteida I.'ranre consecrated the American soli with Ihe blood of her count rynieir. today to-day voiir father, vour brother nr eoniraoe is'iavlim back that debt m lull by lili-iti'4 lili-iti'4 for ' the freedom of France ami the dciiH.eraov of the world. This war has now changed to a war ol democracv ucalnst autocracy. Our hoys are over 'in Europe to carry the tnessase of equality and of eunal rights of all men and all nations. Today they are liialer-KOini! liialer-KOini! a risrtd training, forfeiting many ot their pleasures: tomorrow they will be in Furope, perhaps flying above German dmtouts, or traveling over the hattle-cround hattle-cround nn horseback, perhaps scrambling from the trenches and entering ' tm man's" land or entertaining wounned French with a good, old-fashioned Yankee Yan-kee Ioke. Hut no matter where they may he or what is their fate, they will have the song of freedom on their lips and wilt spread the spirit of the "land of the tree and the home of the brave" thoiigliout the world. that installation of the eight-hour day would curtail production and they thought their stand was the patriotic one to take.