Show I 1 STRIKE ASsuM ASPECT Striking Foreigners Foreigners at Murray Smelter Smelt r in Dangerous Mood NINE FURNACES SHUT DOWN LARGE FORCE OF OFFICERS HOLDS CROWDS IN CHECK CROWDS I t it 44 4 THE STRIKE AT A GLANCE 4 Number of oC men Idle 1200 4 4 Nationality Greeks Italians Aus Austrians 4 4 and Americans 4 4 Monthly payroll of striking men 4 4 Approximately 4 4 Where ere It I goes Records of Mar Mur 4 4 ray f show that the tho foreign 4 4 ors ers send almost O to Europe 4 4 monthly 4 4 Wages at present Yardmen 17 4 4 a day dar charge workers and tappers 4 42 4 2 5 4 4 What they demand An increase of 4 4 4 25 cents cent a day da for each ech class cas 4 4 Present situation Company pan will wi 4 4 give strikers strike answer today toda on S Scents 4 4 cents striker raise ris demanded all al nine fur lur 4 4 naces at the smelter shut down 4 4 heavy hea purchases on part of strikers 4 4 of firearms and other weapons 41 4 M t M t t t 4 t The strike of or the Greek Austrian and Italian workmen at the American Smelt Smelting Smelting ing ins Refining plant at Mur Thir Murray ray ra has assumed a most serious aspect aspe t The foreigners to the number of o about abut 5 spent yesterday In and pre pro preventing venting workmen from entering the smelter plant Every available pistol In Murray has been bought up tip by b the strikers strikers ers era A gang gan of 20 2 came to Salt aU Lake yes yesterday yesterday e and day before belore and made heavy purchases knives and brass br knuckles at two hardware concerns here Yesterday was the monthly payday pada for forthe forthe forthe the strikers and in cash was dis distributed distributed distributed to the men at the tue gate of oC the plant In the morning There was wa consid considerable considerable considerable I erable drinking In Murray luI up to a late hour last night At an early eary hour this I morning the the neighborhood inhabited Inhabit by bythe b bythe the foreigners was noisy and trouble is expected today toay of ot a more serious nature than yesterday Workman Assaulted Three men were arrested arr ste yesterday esterday two for fighting In the tile street and one man John for striking an em I of the smelter Gotleib Burger over oer the tIe head with the Litters dinner pail pai as ashe ashe ashe he attempted to pass through the crowd i of or strikers congregated at atthe the gat smelter and go to work Burger Burgr received a deep gash in his cheek cheek but was wa not otherwise Injured City Marshal Michael i Mauss and a number of oC deputies were close upon when he assaulted Burger and in a trice the man was ar arrested arreA arrested rested reA ted hustled husted Into a buggy bugg and driven Into town tow before the angry an and excited crowd knew what had happened The Tho news that one of their fellow work workmen workmen i men had been jailed soon Ion spread through the tle crowd however and they started on ona ona ona a run for the city ct jail jai Ugly remarks were heard on every cye side The Greeks and Austrians demanded the release of the prisoner who had been b n nut DUt under sO bonds Threats Threat were made on every mer hand that the officers should never take him to Salt Lake Lake Preparations tons were at once made to fore forestall forestal forestall stall stal trouble truble Sixteen special deputies were sworn in to assist the sheriffs forces This number with ith the tho six reg regular regular regular ular deputies deputes from the th sheriffs sheriffs office and the special police sworn In by Mar Marshal Marshal Marshal Mauss lauSs of oC Murray made a comple complement complement ment meat of oC bout about thirty officers Prisoner Heavily Handcuffed At S 8 arrangements arrangement were made to take from the jail jai at Murray to Salt Lake A crowd of or bout about for foreigners eigners eUmers gathered outside the jail jai as the prisoner heavily handcuffed was led forth between two deputies deputes while the other deputies and special officers spread through the crowd and watched develop ments monte Threats Threat and curses were the ex cx tent of of the demonstration was hurried through the tho gathering crowd to car 45 46 6 and placed place inside with Deputies Deputes W B 13 Booth Both William Anderson and H E Slater to guard gard him hIm The he other officers surrounded the car and kept the crowd back backWith backI backWith With Wih the car cr speeding out of sight sight Dep I uty Sheriff Sharp Sha took look all al the officers to the smelter where a conference was held with Superintendent Wadsworth Newton Later Lter the officers were station stationed ed Id at vantage antage points point point about the works The sixteen special officers wanted guns but were only given clubs The six deputies from Crom the sheriffs of or fice flee W V B Booth J E Sharp Shar John Cor liss H E Slater A A H Steele SteNe St le Andrew Smith and L I A Emery returned to Salt I Lake about abut 9 o leaving the situa situation siua situation tion ton In the hands of or City CIt Marshall Mauss and the special officers The Te strikers striker were I comparatively quiet until 11 1 last night the time for the lie night shift shit to go goto goto o oI to work at the smelter I Then len a large crowd gathered at the gate I of oC the plant and waited for the workmen I to put iUt In an appearance No 0 one tried tred to toi i enter or leave leae the smelter however and ad trouble was averted I Is In tho the county count Jail jai here hera charged with wih assault and Inciting a riot riot Three conferences were wore held yesterday between General Manager Whitney of the smelter company Charles Brown mayor of Murray lurra and a committee from the strikers consisting of oC three Greeks Gr three Italians and three Austrians Thes last conference was hold heId at nt 7 The la las night with Superintendent of oC the smelter and It I was announced later that the company would this morning announce its It decision relative to granting the 23 2 cents a day increase demanded There are O or 2 workmen who are not Greeks Austrians or Italians em employed at the smelter and these thes are arc not I participating in the strike but are locked locke out by the foreigners who refuse to allow alow any an one to enter eater or leave the plant plat who looks like a workman Those who Tue Tues Tuesday day night tried tied to go In were wert pushed into jut the pond at the side of oC the smelter and an ducked The pond is shallow and no dan danger danger danger ger results from the tile There is a great gret debt deal de l of bitter feeling feln expressed toward the striking men i i IMury Murray Mury for lor it is I claimed calme that the records of the at that place show that over 50 Is sent back to Europe ever month by the Greek Grek Italian and Austrian workmen employed at the smelter These The workmen live on little or nothing It I Is said the store from which they buy bu their scanty food purchases pUrchase its Is stock from rom Greek houses In Europe Eur so s that very Cry lit little l littIe tIe tle of oC the money the men draw drw from front the company ray ra is spent in the th valley vHey or In Mur Murray Murray Trouble Is expected l today toay at the plant at t United States Smelting Refining com corn company compan pany pan at Bingham Bingha Junction where th men have hae asked for a cent a day rais ri from the company It I is understood th company hits hlis not yet yat Et agreed t to the ilie d dI I mand and petitions requesting the men ram mento mento to strike if the increase is not forthcoming I ing are reported d to have been freely ci cr cijI I among the of the smelter smelter smelter ter ter Today is pay py day at the plant |