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Continued From the First Page ter. This letter is signed by Charles 8. Baxter and myself, and it reads as fol lows: Letter’ to Fish’ Masters “Mr Val O'Neil, Chairman Fish Masters’ Association, 195 Atlantic av., Boston, Mass, “Dear Sir—Your letter of April 21st received, “Our committee, appointed by Gov Mc Call, consisted of John F. Stevens, J. Frank O'Hare and ourselves. “At the request of the men, and also at the request of the owners, We went to Gloucester. Our committee met the men on Wednesday, April 18th, and we afterwards met the owners and the cap tains on the same day. After hearing both sides of the question it was sug gested that we meet a small committee representing each side. We were re quested by the owners and captains to suggest what seemed to us a fair and possible settlement of the trouble. “We went into a session amongst our selves lasting about two hours and a half-Mr O'Hare and Mr Stevens natu rally representing the men, and we nat urally representing the owners and cap tains. ‘We had considerable difficulty in ar riving at a conclusion that was satisfac tory to our labor representatives and to ourselves, but we finally did come to a conclusion that seemed just. We then met this small committee on Wednes day night at 10 o'clock. This committee was composed of two men representing the men, and three men representing the owners and the captains. We made our suggestions, and the same were dis cussed until about 1 o'clock, strike is settled. If there is any differ ence of opinion between some of the owners and captains and other owners and captains of course it is up to them to settle it among themselves. “We have been appealed to this morn ing by the men that there is dissatisfac tion among them, different interests feeling that they were not properly pro tected. We have answered that we felt it, would be presumptuous on our part, after the settlement of a strike has been agreed upon by all parties, and the strike has been called off, to attempt to settle differences between either the men, the captains or the owners. “Of course we can hardly ask our rep resentatives of labor to allow us to take a hand in settling a difference of opinion between the masters of Glou cester, or the owners of Boston and the owners of Gloucester, when we would not countenance our labor representa tives interfereing between the men in a difference of opinion which existed there. “The strike has been settled and called off, and the settlement signed. If any class of men, or fish handlers, do any thing to disturb the situation which has been agreed upon, or any owners on masters do any to disturb the sit uation, the responsibility is theirs, and they will have to answer to the public. No Time to Curtail Food Supply ‘Conditions at this time are not ordi nary conditions. Every one of us, every man in New England as far as we know, every fisherman we interviewed, every captain we interviewed, every owner we interviewed, all agreed that it was their duty to do everything they could under the circumstances to avoid friction, and avoid being put in a posi tion where they would be pointed to as the men who were keeping down the supply of food for New England. “No man, or body of men, can afford to take that responsibility. ‘We found, and knew we should find, the greatest patriotism among the fishing interests, both on the men’s side and on the other side, and it was only this feeling of patriotism and the great concern that was felt by the Governor of Massachu setts and the President of the United States that enabled us to arrive at terms of settlement which, while they were accepted, were not satisfactory to either side. “As a matter of fact, both sides have assured us that as soon as the war is over the terms which you have all agreed to will immediately be changed. That, of course, is up to you and the men, as this agreement only lasts dur ing the continuance of the war. Yours truly, “nH. B. Endicott, Executive Manager Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety. “Charles 5. Baxter, representing His Excellency fov Samuel W. McCall, “Boston, Mass, April 21, 1917.
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Sun, Apr 22, 1917
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