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Show ' ! J ' t."y.AsI:l-r.Syni::.lL:lic Sti'tc. ' - ... ir The Stonecutters' International union, er, as It is better known, the Journeymen Journey-men Etonecutters' association of North America, has declared that the contractors con-tractors In charge of the construction of the Federal building are unfair and will probably ask all unions to strike In sympathy with them. . ; The trouble was brought on by theln-tallatlon theln-tallatlon of a stone planer by the contractors, con-tractors, to be used in dressing the stone to be used on the Federal. build-in. build-in. - ' , A meeting 'of the discontented stonecutters stone-cutters was held this morning and the following statement was made to The Telegram after the meeting. . 'r.' "The Stonecutters' International union, or the Journeymen Stonecutters' association of North America, as tt is also known ha3 been misrepresented In I this city. Some persons a?sert that the members of that B5sociation who are employed on the Federal building are not real union stonecutters, but that we are non-union men. - "That is a serious .mistake. These men are members of the General Union of Stonecutters of North America and members of the association are the only practfeal union men in the city, or the United States. The association is one of the 190 branches of the General union in the United States and Canada. , "We wish to make it plain- to the citizens citi-zens of Salt Lake that the contracts for the construction of the Federal building were figured on the basis of all hand work. Local contractors figured on that basis, as did the contractors who are working on the building. "' "Had the local contractors the privilege privi-lege of figuring for planer work, its a serious Question if the successful .ori-tractors .ori-tractors would have ever secured'? Jie Job.-; - W-' ' "Now this company, having figured to do the work by hand, has come onto the field with at planer, and aa a result the company will go away with money which otherwise would have been paid to hand workers and then distributed among the merchants. "The citizens . can, plainly see how much benefit the planers are to the contractors, con-tractors, who thus take the difference In cost between hand and machine work from the local channels of trade. "We will not say that all unions In the city will be called out. but we have declared the- work f the contractors on the building as being Hmfalr. The chances are that all unions will act in sympathy, wfth us as we expect them to do according to their agreement. Thus all union men will strike on the Jobs handled by - the contf actors In charge of the Federal building work.' "Such a strike would Involve the stone and brick men. teamsters, building build-ing trades,' and in fact all branches of the Utah Federation of Labor,', whose men are needed to erect the building." Twelve men employed by the Federal building contractors cutting stone at'J. Holland's stone yard,- quit yesterday. The stone was to be used on the new Presbyterian church., for which Campbell Camp-bell A Co. have, the contract. These men were called out In retaliation for the discharge of ten men who would not work with the planer. ? ' Mr? Campbell said this 'morning that he had filled the places of the strikers with local union men. t . It was reported yesterday that local stone contractors were opposed to the planers. being put into use here because if one contractor put one In. all would have -to or be forced to the walL . 1 Mr. Campbell declared this morning that local contractors are, already figuring figur-ing for the purchase of planers because of their utility. ' : Stone for the Federal building Is being be-ing sawed in two Salt Lake yards. Mr. Campbell does not fear that work on this stone will cease, as the Jobs are be- lng done under , contract. with forfeiture for-feiture clauses. , : i .. : . Mr. Campbell says he has no fear of being .delayed to such an extent that he will be unable to finish his work in contract con-tract time. - . - , t v v- |