No lime for wrangling.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 22 February 1917, Page 4

No lime for wrangling.

« — GLASGOW SHERIFF'S ADVICE TO SHIPYARD FIRM. At a local munitions tribunal presidrd over by Sheriff l<yfe, in Glasgow . last Dec.nnber, six carpenters emp'.oye:l in a Patrick shipyard applied for clearance certificates. I 1 or the appellants it was state:! that the trouble was over a very small amount of money. These men, a 6 charge hands over carpenters, were paid Cd per day more than the standard rate, but wilien they worked overtime they did not receive the overtime rates paid to the ordinary workmen. ft was stated for tin? employers that if the men had made- their elaiims through the proper channel the que.«ti:;n might have been settled long ago Sheriff Fyfe expressed the wish that seine' employers would get away from domineering methods. There would be a great deal less friction if employ, pi's would adopt less of this attitude. "Jt is for us to say." At the present, time it was not for employers to say • his Lordship had no sympathy with that attitude. "Do you require these men as charge hands?" asked the Sheriff.. •

The employers' representative implied that they did very urgently. Sheriff Fyfe: Why. can't all of yon hold a conference and adjust the matter " The employers' representative replied that lie would recommend the firm to do so. Sheriff Fyfe: Put it very strongly fl'Oiix ire. Those ure times to nuance matters, land not to wrangle about tlieni. Tiie applications were dismissed.