Show Iron Workers at Capitol Strike Because Stone Setters Have Jobs Thou Though h there is but a small email amount 1 o of structural l iron work going on at atthe atthe at atthe the state capitol tho the iron workers walked out on a strike this morning They notified James Stewart t Co Ce that until certain demands relative c to the operation of ot the tho stone derricks were granted the they would not return to work The They dem demanded that the one ono stone stono sot sot- sotter sotter setter ter w working on on each derrick be replaced b by an iron worker and that a foreman be placed in charge of each derrick who must b bo be a member of the structural steel workers' workers organization Up Ut to the time of the strike there have been at each derrick one stone stono setter sotter and one one structural iron worker The Th iron workers work work- ers era assert that on each derrick lorrick there should be bo three iron workers including including- a n foreman Developments up to a late hour this made it impossible to foretell how long the tho stone settin setting on the n new w statehouse wo would ld be tied up Indications Indications Indica Indica- are th that t James Tams Stewart Co Go will not accede cede to the demands of the Uie theiron iron iron workers and that the tho matter is up to tho stone setters and tho the iron workers work workers ers erg for settlement If the stone setters setton are willing to to toni ni meet t the demands demands' of the iron workers which so o far all as records records records rec rec- available show establish a 8 prece dent in tho the demands of iron workers and take at off their men it is probable that the strike will be quickly abated It is is understood that iron workers have never had any participation in the ma ma- of stone stono derricks in building ng operations ati ns anywhere in in the tho country The ThaI stone setters that there thero is 18 no justice to tho the demands of the iron ironworkers ironworkers ironworkers workers and that they are arc not willing willingto t to throw their men out of employment to satisfy tue Lue iron workers' workers auiza tion The ir iron n workers worker are aro affiliated with the building trades trades council council and the tho stone setters are arc not and do not recognize recognize nize any of the rules or regulations of any tra trades Ics of tho the council For that reason even if the executive executive tive committee of the builders' builders exchange exchange ex ex- change which is meeting this afternoon in behalf of the iron workers decides that tho he iron workers are arc right in th their ir demands the stone stono setters will i disregard J gard rd any such decision James Stewart Stewarts s Co Ce makes a rule rulo not to take tako any am handin hand in the Hr es of the various traces engaged engaged en en- Jed in the construction construction of buildings for which it is is tho the contractor H. H w. w Baum Daum manager er of the Salt Lake City office of Jarne Stewart tc Co said this afternoon that ho he did not believe tho the strike would amount to much and that the trades would have to settle their difference between themselves Iron workers secured work wark ark on the stone derricks some Bome weeks a ago o and anil have little more iron or steel work to do In fact it is understood that the construction of the capitol is at nt such a asta sta stage e just now that the services of the theiron theiron iron workers could be di dispensed with for thirty days days' or longer without any inconvenience or or loss of time in com corn the building |