Show CONTRACTOR ANSWERED Stonecutters Give Their Version of the Trouble With William Walker Valker A committee consi consisting of Thomas Thomes Morris J. J Yeck and George Pepin representing representing representing rep rep- resenting the Journeymen Stonecutters of North America called at this office yesterday They had read the inter Inter- en by bY William Walker a contractor con con- trac tractor OT on Saturday and wished to tomake tomake tomake make a reply Mr Morris acting as lD said We gave gaye Mr Walker and all other contractors three months' months notice on this raise In wages We told him October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober l lilt lt before he had feigned the contract contract contract con con- tract jOT for building the retaining wall at atthe atthe atthe the McCune residence that we would e expect a raise to on January 1st And when 1 that day came he started out to pay us at the rate of a day but on January he said that he could not pay us at that rate any longer and discharged us v It was not a walkout w but a lockout There was no strike about it We have had no difficulty in securing securing- a day elsewhere Furthermore we object object object ob ob- ob- ob to his statement that there are aTe any floaters among us I have haye lived In Salt Lake all my soy life and Mr 11 Pepin who Is the youngest t member of the local union has been in Salt Lake nine months Mr Walker himself was formerly formerly formerly for for- merly a member of our union I 1 want to say ay that we have taken snap judgment on any contractor con con- tractor |