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Show "AMERICAN" PLAN IS ADOPTED 4Vl JOO SHOPS AFFECTED Of DECISIOII Action of Printing Houao Managers Follows Demand De-mand of Urrion Men for Shorter Hours, More Pay ALL the job printing" shop in Salt Lk anl OgAcn after May 1 will b conducted on the "American nn" of employment and a program will be inaugurated in-augurated for -collective dealing" between management and employes, according lo a statement which was Issued todsy by ths eiecutlv c.tm-inittee c.tm-inittee of th employing nrlntent. Jar' T. llama. Y. K. Phelps and J. T Jones. On Marrh II ths employers em-ployers received formal notification from ths Typographical union that effective May I tha union demanded a 44 -hour week instead of ths present pres-ent 41-hour week and an Increase from th present contract acat of 11 eO to 111 e per week. -Our first thoushl." aaid th mem-rm mem-rm of Ih committee, "was t-at whatever action should bs takes should ba in th Interest of th public, so that ths following que-paction que-paction seemed to u to b outstanding outstand-ing In this mstter: "What, aa cltlsen Interested In ths nubile welfare la the proper action for us to take? Io present condl-t.ons condl-t.ons warrant an Increase In wage and at ths am time a decrease In th number of working hour? la th public, who after all must pay the bill, willing to pay this Increase which exreeda 4 per cent? Will the puhlllc permit ua employing print-era print-era to add this to th present cost of printing? RAISE PROTEST. "Thsr question were presented In a very direct manner to retiresenta-Uvea retiresenta-Uvea nf th public, with th result . that there waa a decided storm of protest pro-test snd disapproval asalnst any aurh rnntemnlated increase. With the small marslna now obtaining In tha printing business It was Impossible for tha employers em-ployers to absorb thla Increaao In pi so that wa wars obllsed to accept ac-cept th only alternative, namely, to advise ths Typographical union thst sfter May 1, ws could sccept no renewal re-newal of ths contract which explrea on that date. Thla communication waa aent tn K. K. Morris, eecretary nf tha Typographical union thla mnmlng. "Ths universal opinion which com from our patron relative to this proposed pro-posed increase was unanimous that II waa economically unsound, unjuat and unwarranted, especially at this lima when tha world la attempting to adjust Itself: whan buslneaa Is In a condition of flux and when every cltlsen snd every organisation that haa tha real welfar of th country st heart must contribute lo nur return lo a solid basis of operation. "We wish to remark, said the executive execu-tive committee, that tha employera have ahown their attitude toward their employee by grsntlns vnluntsrlly in ths past. Increases In waires from V .' per week, which obtained In 1117 JeVo and to $41 which la the actual present weekly was. Our formen are receiving svn In excess of thst seals." PLAN EXPLAINED. Th employers met with their respective re-spective employes this morning " snd siplalned to them Ih situation and aaaaaasasiss ??s a's'l, si wil"""!! I1 issssaaaaaaai ALL JOB SHOPS (Contlnurd from pa (a I ) annnunrad thai, affactlva May I. tha bualnaaa would ba condiirtad on mora Inllmala ralatlonahip balwaan manaAramant and amployaa. Thay wara advlaad what la eonlamplntad In tha "Amartcaa plan.- which nrovidaa that man will ba am ploy d from tha aland. point of paraonal afflclanry, Irraapae llva of thair ralatlona with any labor organlaaiion. Tha man wara Invltad lo to on unlnlarrupladly with thrir work and wara aaaurad that no changaa In houra or working condi llona ailat. Tha amployaa wara alao Invltad to aalart from amona thrir aumbar a commlllaa to maat with tha manaaamant of aarh ahop and halp form u lata rulaa and rondltlvna lhal would ba mutually aaraaablo and thai wara lo ba oharrvad In aach ahop. Tha amployara alao poinlad out that lha Inauguration of tha "Amartran plan" appaalad lo thara aa tha only aolutlnn of problama which confruntad tha prlntlnc Induatry and aa a maana of aatabllahlns and parpatuallnt harmony and aood will batwaan manamrnl and amployaa and for tha correction of any peaalhlo mlaundaratandlna or rlvmncm by amlrahla maana within aarh placa of bualnaaa. "Thla rhanca In lha 'A mar lean plan' will arrant alitaan ahopo In Halt Laka and all In ldan, no that on May I loa per cant of all lha prlntin ahopa In both clllaa will ba onndurtad on tha 'Amarlran plan' of amploymant," aald lha commlttaa. Printer Tell Their Side of Controversy r. K. Morrla, aacraury of tha local typographical union, aald: "I know nothing of tha raport that lha amploylng prlnlara hava dacl.lad In Inauauraia tha "American plan' May I, and I cannot ballava that any aui'h aotltin la aarloualy contamplatrd. Vary racrntly varbal aaaurmncaa hava baan vlran that tha man nar In which lha typographical union dora bualnaaa la amlnantly aatlafactory and baa bran fair and conaldarat of tha Intarrata of tha amployara. "Karly Ihla month wa aakad for a I raadjuatmantof tha contract haralofor nawapapar flrld uarantaaln contlnu-ou contlnu-ou publication rrgardlraa of any di-puta di-puta that may arlaa. It cooparatad with tha other printing tradra and thrra national aaaoclatlona of employ-era employ-era In lha perfection of an arbitration agreement along similar llnra covering thenmjrHiajiHnnrreTnd ! Ihla agreement la available to any employer em-ployer winning to enter Into the on me. The local employera hava not been affiliated with any nf the national a-aocUtlona a-aocUtlona proposing tha permanent arbitration of dlapuleg and nona of them hive aakrd for tha banrflta of thla agreement. CARCt FOR MEMBERS. "The prlnlrra' organization always takra food rara of Its members. It haa a magnificent burnt at I'olorado Hprtnga. where lha membership haa aspended li.iuO.00d In tha establishment establish-ment and conduct of an Institution lhal provides tha beat of living rondl-tton rondl-tton and medical attention to any member In need of It care. Many local printer hava been restored to health at thla Institution and ona local printer haa found a home there fur the pa si six years and will remain as long as ha Uvea, because falling eye-eight eye-eight haa rendered him Incapable of pursuing his trade. In addition to thla the union provides a liberal pension pen-sion 141 a year lo aged members unable to work at the trade. A number num-ber of loc.il printer are now getting Ihla pension, tin tha death of a member mem-ber the family receive a liberal benefit bene-fit up to r.oo. MEANS SACRIFICE. "The acceptance of the 'Amarlran plan' by any member would mean tha sacrifice of three and other benefit, beside ostracising them from 70.000 f.lnw craft amrn, who hava won tha approval of public opinion hy the considerate manner of dealing with employers. The material advantages amount to thousands of dollar In rase of need. What thla means can be judged from what It haa dona for nthera In the paat. (Ina man was kept at Holy Cross nosptlsl for seven yenre. all his ripenaee being borne by lha union. Another received a pension for seven or eleht year end his family fami-ly received (400 upon his death. Printers Print-ers ara more subject to ttiberouloate and similar d lara see than other tradra-mrn, tradra-mrn, and the union, through Ita home, has reatored thousands of thoaa afflicted. af-flicted. The adoption of tha "Amerl-ciin "Amerl-ciin plm" would mean the sacrifice of these things. I cannot say what action ac-tion will be taken." 'existing between tha union and the employera. Mo far wa hava had no reply to our requeat. Much negotiations negotia-tions with tha typographical union ara alwaya on a eomewhat different baa I a lhan la generally, understood regarding other labor organisation Tha wagea propoaed by the union are not arbitrarily arbi-trarily fixed, and during all tha years lha union haa had contracts with local employera there haa never been a scale signed for th figures first namrd by tha union. Thraa figures ara almply tha point from which tha union rrpreaenlallvea argua their caae. and they ar alwaya subject to revision. TRYING POSITION. "No officer of tha union ha any authority to speak for the organisation organisa-tion or lo forecast Its action on aurh a queatlon. However, should the reported re-ported action of tha amployara prove to ba true. It will placa tha local printer In a very trying position. After year of th moat considerate dealing with the amployara, during which time they hava been assured over and over again that their method meth-od a and conduct were commendable, and whan lifelong friendship between employer and employe hava grown up. to suddenly bo fared with lha proposition propo-sition that they muat sacrifice either their employment or membership In th organisation that haa guided them i to correct handling of their affaire la a shock that Is hard to appreciate. T6 have thla proposition forced upon you by frienda who have approved your course and commended your manner of doing bualnaaa paasea belief. be-lief. It la aa though your cloaest friend In tha midst of friendly converse con-verse should suddenly alap you In tha faca and order you from the house for no cause whatever. WAGES WERE LOW. "8lnc 1(14 (ha member of th typographical union who hava been employed In tha local commercial of-flcea of-flcea hava worked tor very low wagea, compared with the coat of living or with tha wage paid In other tradea not requiring either the lung training or tha educational foundation requlrvd of competent printera. The International Typographic! union, with It 70,000 member hsa always opposed radical or unbusinesslike unbusiness-like methods. It haa for fifteen year bad arbitration agreements la !e |