Show Utah I If t h Power Electrical El Workers 0 alk alk Out L ERVICE IS IN I It t I sn n Also Will Be Given I I interrupted Current Is Uk Officials Make bf Strike Is Disputed reet treet cars making interurban from Salt Lake were seri- seri late last night aci sc- sc ling ing i g to the night dispatcher of Utah Light Traction com com- Low power supplied by the thet t forced the Center- Center Holliday and High- High 1 Drive cars practically to I 1 operations before midnight as as s stated to the traction com corn r night men the substations l Curray rray and Centerville were ally any nY but the car service in Salt as not slowed in any anyway way traction company stated being eing plenty of power com com- from irom the stations in the city i a reports given iff by hy HI IL G. G Greene representative of the brother brother- workers that 1000 po 90 electrical of the ower Light company in Utah alio laHo had answered to the strike f Lied ed at 1 oclo o'clock k yesterday esterday aft- aft I f icia o of the thc company as- as Hast dast l st night that between fifty I five venty had bad hn left their posts h hour ur last ni night ht fite b nm m m Cheever general f tho the company compan etl ecla fiat jal tho the public would not suCre strike call can and that with tc few Loe us is all allot of the hadac had ac the be new wage ase schedule There Interruption of ot light service last night I public i need have no f fear ar of ot jus 18 interruption or curtailment service Mr tr arc are sufficient officials in inus pus aus us departments t to adequately l er the work of or the men who It their places and the corn com 11 lJ be bo a able lc to continue service fot the unwarranted action of 11 li l Salt Salt- aH Lake and Ogden con con- iio have e deliberately deliberate 1 broken nc agreements and left the thep p jr employ without notice of ot d 1 to any an official trouble is is absolutely localized Lake e and Ogden au and affects and vand and substation operators in iu ro o cities IK IM Claim have at all other at their stations but hut buto o outside 8 Including all alls 8 s qt nt the power plants plante nave have heir agreements with me com corn r 1920 1920 accepting the wage Inor Inthe In In- I or or tho the year car amounting to wage gC Increase all aU of or byes receivIng le less lesa 15 than OO I i will amount to an int tnt in- in t t f a R. yeas year for or each cach Under il crea cd wage C scale put lut into Into B v the company compan linemen for I Who have havo Just jul quit their emt em- em t t. t rf Ih r f vr 11 II in Ilm In ill In-ill in nf nt il a l maximum of or f 1890 89 a year r Il to seniority dillon thie these men receive two catlon each cacti year ear on full pa pay beks ks kl sick benefit on pa pay ane and andL L holidays and Saturday after- after r dut without duty deductions from r. r Checks We Ye holle e this will wet liver favorably with the trie wages ther ither mechanic company officials believe the 0 have left lett their employment I ie e no io on the tho unwise advice lc of or I It outside organizer organize H H. G G. G I Los Angeles and l 1 I. I L. L Jack- Jack rIngfIeld Ill n of or whom born Interest in hi the communities by Ly the trouble tho they have fo fo- Apparently these were willing if Ir they could 1 have 6 arranged It it to plunge and Ogden O in total darkness t for or the sake salce of of forcing program of ot union t they have hae little or PI dge of local conditions from that they the have havo called galled men a at Pocatello at Ogden and Salt Lal Luke Lake c rower Cr 1 Light company compan does doesn i i i i n on pal page ago o 7 iJ I. I CORKERS OUT t BUT SERVICE IN CITY SURE and Light Electrical Strike at Ogden Also Continued from Page pase 1 11 1 servo Pocatello and has no cm cm- cs at that point It is true that our officials have luno refused to me meet t union of- of lab not employed b by the com company pan it t ive we have novel never under an any conditions used to meet our own to cuss Wl wages es working conditions or ory ory ory y other matters the they wished to go 0 Mr Greeno estimated tho number of cl 11 workers employed b by the vh h Power Light L company to bet be bc jt t on a strike last night at nearl nearly 00 Of OC this number he claimed 25 20 ero ro out In Salt Jake lIe He classified ic e C men men as Hn substation opera- opera ira rs r. r and amI other union of oC the thc i Ion department Ho lie declared p it b company compan operated last night only rOU h commandeering tho the services of oC in ins ic C C electrical engineers employed s offices who were substituted for fort fore o e t strikers Reports received at th the tho Labor Teme Temo Tem Tem- e o bast night b by Mr Ir Greene over lon long lons- stanco stance telephone purported to show at tho the strike s rike order had been felt falt In cry ory plant operated by lW the Utah Power company and that the walkout is general No zoo othor other companies Mr r. r eerie said are aro a affected b by his order 1 Greene ene GI Gives I Stat Statement m nt I In outlining the position of ot tho the eke elec- Ical cal workers last nl night ht Greene said sald saidI I I consider our demands extremely odest and cannot innot understand wh why the officials should be he so ite te in refusing to learn their nature o o 0 arc are n not t asking asking- for a closed Rh shop p Q 0 o oaro are arc asking for Just t two o a i ago Go Increase to conform with the thelo So lo 10 5 In other states and in other ades and better work working In conditions ho 10 amount of ot tho the wage Increase in r r demands has not been disclosed to toc toc c 0 company as aa yet et and until It has hasen hason hason on en pros presented I do not care to state slate st rt what It I IE ir The Tho Improvement in present work work- IB conditions demanded is a state law la West western rn states slates and Is merca merea mere merc- t a reasonable protective me measure sur e o e ask that where a high voltage is two men shall work on one ono Ie Ic I feill I see seo that officials of the company ve va stated that they arc willing to jet cot their as lS atly aty at nt ly y time Th They y were given h-cn h this op- op b before for the union ever ills ills- the present nt demands mands That was as Yen cn weeks a ago o. o when members of or a not authorized h by th the union id d acting mor merel merely on th ir Initiative requested 1 the officials to a wage waRo Increase with lith them MB liB 11 was aJ denied The of of- of dais absolutely re refused to treat with io men Q r. r Say SaYIl ny Inflexible Later lator I was called Into the field fiel id d arrived 1 here her Monday of or last Gt wed week weel riko vote ote was taken cn at that time In the contingency of the remaining in inflexible It re- re 1 alted In tn the strike being bein called caned yes yes- cs after the officials lad had stu studious studious- l any conference with myself l d Mr 11 Aldrich secretary of the Salt ike 1 10 local t tJ J Tile Thc company compan has stated that It In- In ended increasing the tho pa pay of ot Its em- em yes to n aggregate annually id d d. d has submitted individual contracts Atho tho men for tor an increase on at tat basis baals This Increase i la 13 being In used aa as s a ayer yer ver to obtain from irom the public utilities an Increase in charges to Utah In comparison Ith Ui tho other western states thi is a ike ke he Electric power can bo be generated E t approximately three eighths of ot a ait at at it t a hour and Is sold soM b by theah tho the ah ih Power rI ht company under tract to large concerns at 1 cent J i delivered to small mall consumers indin in- in din lnA residences at 10 cents On volume of business dono done by the theat i bal at company campan tho the slightest increase I I uld nid pay dividends on the proposed propose Increase Compare these fl figures with those In California where 7 j I Its t Is tho the maximum unit charge The corkers in California receive j a ala a day as against tho the day In Iner Iner Iner er hero here And the proposed Increase uld lild not bring the lo local l wage to the i if standard fr Condition Attacked d f C working conditions In the Beater eater part of at California aro better lan an an they are arc here bore for reasons of ot ell ell- Mo te tG The To safety measure we are ask ask- here re is a n. state law In California S J r do not kno know wh why the company 1 should havo have declined to dis- dis cuss the local 1 situation with myself an and Mr Aldrich That refusal is dl- dl l- l rec re responsible for tho the o order of yesterday There will be no corn com on tho the individual contract plan Mr rr Green said tho the men affected I would number nearly 1000 Exact rigI rig rig- I could not be obtained as various I cities have their Individual member member- I I ships The Salt Lako Lake local No 57 57 numbers more moro than 50 members according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to union officials Strikers ers called caneel out b by the tho order of or yesterday were cre reporting last night to be registered regis regis- and Ben Aldrich secretary o of tho the local union n said practically practical every member had report reported cd before midnight Reports from oter cities In Utah and anel southern Idaho aro ako said to indicate that tho the strike order has been obeyed gen gen- Neither Greene nor Aldrich would sa say last night whether tho strike might spread to other unions employed b by bytho the ho power c company Special De Deputies Are Put on by Corless Sheriff John S S. Corless Corles stated last night ht that he was putting on extra deputies to quell an any possible trouble that might arise from tho the strike and would give giro full protection to the company's company's com corn pany's property Ho said more special deputies if It necessary will be bo appointed appoint appoint- ed if It the E situation t becomes serious but no violence la Is anticipated by the tho strike leaders or tho the officials of or tho company Thawing wg Machines Will ill Become Idle One of or tho the results of at tho the strike bv by Utah Power and arid Light will willbe willbe be the cessation of ot tho thawing out of ot frozen water connections in residences residences resi resi- dences in different parts city C. C Clarence commissioner of ot water supply and water wlter works said said yesterday that the ell city is oper 1 now operating oper- oper I two electric for tor tho benefit benefit benefit bene bene- fit of ot the public Ho asserted that tho the department put tho two thawing machines in commission although h hevery every frozen connection wag tho the direct fault ault of or the tho h householder Yesterday afternoon a I. I walking delegate delegato dele dele- gate gato of ot the tho union visited tho the machines and nd t told ld the attached to each machine to lay layoff off H. H K Burton su superintendent superintendent su- su of water works secured permission from tho the union to allow the men to finish their days day's work I We Wc that these men mon will be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to continue in this work said Mr as it IB is really a matter of public service The city is not obliged ed to do this work but has taken It in hand rather than to cause a great s ci cinense cx- cx on the householders |