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Show WILSON ENDS SHIPYARDS STRIKE Matter of Adjustment of Differences Will Be Taken Up With President. Washington William L. Hutcheson, general president of the United Brotherhood Broth-erhood of Carpenters of America, Sunday Sun-day night called off the strike in the shipyards at the port of New York and other eastern points after receiving a telegram from President Wilson. He immediately sent messages to all of the brotherhood representatives who could be reached, instructing them to send word, to the men to report at their places for work Monday morning. morn-ing. There were more than 6000 men out who returned immediately at President Pres-ident Hutcheson's order. The message that was received from President Wilson late Sunday afternoon after-noon deeply impressed the labor leaders lead-ers here. They held a long conference, it which all. phases of the situation! were discussed. The order to call off the strike was issued after it was decided to take the matter of adjustment of their differences differ-ences with the shipyard employers up directly with President Wilson. |