Show PAINTERS ARE lOCKED OUT Six of the Master Painters Re Reply Repy Reply ply py in Decisive Fashion to Mens Ultimatum LONG STRUGGLE EXPECTED 1 TROUBLE TROU BLE MAY M Y SERIOUSLY AF AFFECT AFFECT AFFECT BUILDING TRADES Another strike which may eventually involve a considerable number of work workmen workmen men in Salt Sat Lake Lae before it i is concluded I l begins today The employing painters i fand and nd decorators after several meetings have reached the conclusion that they S cannot accede to the terms demanded by bythe bythe bythe the men and have a lock lockout lockout lockout out to begin this mo m nig ig this being the last day given by the union to send sendan I an answer to the mens requests All An Anthe Allt L the men in six of the larger shops have t been notified that they need not come corn cometo cometo t to work today Some of the smaller maUer shops have not not as yet decided to throw thron r their lot with the bigger establish establishments establishments ments and adin in these the men expect to tc togo togo go to work in the morning at the in increased increased creased rate rte of wages The establishments which have joined I to fight the demands are ar I those of the Hamlin paint shops W V A Ai Duvall George W Ebert Co the i Dinwoodey company the and an I C H Bodel Bodel These form the nucleus i of an association which it is expected I will wi include the greater geater number of the I employers except the small smal shops which 1 are not in a position to fight or have I too many contracts pending and stand tand I to lose too much The other employers i day will wi probably give their men notice to today today today Demands of the Men MenThe MenThe MenThe The men have been getting 30 per pe day and were compelled to work Satur Saturday Saturday day afternoons They Te ask for 4 4 per er erday I day and Saturday afternoon off of with wit full ful pay for that day The question queston of o othe the open shop has not as a yet et entered into the th controversy but the employers may insist upon UDon this later The men locked out by the six shops will wl number in the vicinity of They will wi hold a meeting at oco k this afternoon m In Labor hall hail to consider the situation n and organize for the coming struggle They claim their union ip it i in ina Ina Ina a flourishing condition and that they thoroughly considered considered the financial phase of the te question before they made their demands They fully expect the theother theother theother other large shops to follow the lead of the six for the present but are nt that with wih all al the spring work that is ison ison IsOn on hand they the cannot long hold out outSide outSide outSide Side of Employers The employers on the other hand contend that they have been unfairly treated by the men in in only receiving ten days dars notice They say that most of their contracts were ere made sonIC some time ago and that if It they gave gaye in and ac accepted accepted the mens ultimatum they tey could not possibly make anything out of their summers work Rather than keep open at a loss they prefer to close down dow al altogether altogether a together and say that they will wil save money by so doing Had sufficient no notice not tice t e been given before the summer con contracts contracts contracts tracts had been made they might have acceded to the increases Some of the te men said last night that the mistake of giving too long notice was made by b r the molders and the em employers had time to get ready for a struggle They believe belee they are asking aking only a fair wage and Intend to get It or hang up all al the work about the city this summer The ThE question queston has already arisen in inthe inte inthe the te Federation of Labor how far one union may Inay work on a job where an another another another other trade is on a strike It I Is likely to arise again in this Instance and an attempt may be made to draw dra the en entire entre entire tire tre building trades into the dispute |