Show S MINERS VOTE VOT TO ro STRIKE mm FOR NODE MORE WAGES When asked for lor a statement concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing tho the atti attitude de of the tile Utah Copper company in relation to the action of the Western Wester Federation of or Minors Miners Miner voting to strike in an effort to compel the employing employing em em- m. m companies to increase the wage scale 50 30 O cents a day for nearly all aU classes class of labor in tho the camp D. D C. C Jackling vice president and general manager of at the company made the following statement statement r u nr nn n official knowl ed edge e- e of i th the action of t the union nio I donot do donot donot not believe beleve that this thi action acton represents the sentiment of the employees of tho the Utah Copper company No demands have navo been made upon the company for increased pay When we restored the wa wages e to the scale that was wc in h force before the depression depression de of 1907 1901 we put the wages of underground men back to the highest scale that has bee ba ever er e been paid in in Bing Bing- i ham bam The redu reduction ton of wages waRes following fol foi- foi lowing the depression of ot 1907 1997 was WM made necessary by the reduced price of copperAs copper As As soon eoon as 8 it was waa possible that old high scale was restored when the conditions con can justified that change In the event a strike is declared it will wi involve olve in about men half of whom are employed by bv the Utah Copper Copper Cop Cop- per por company September 15 is fixed as the date for the proposed walk out If I the tho strike becomes become effective it will wi paralyze the camp camp at Bingham and affect the smelters at Garfield and Tooele The steam shovel men and the tramway tramway tram tram- way men are understood to be the only ones who refused to abide by th the result re ye- ra suit sult of the ballot balot of the union mem memo ber bern S No chan change e is apparent in th the labor situation at Bin Bingham h Apprent m today While the union officials refuse to t give out the result of the strike vote vot in figures they declare that the vote Tote to strike was overwhelming Th The of the federation must b be e concurred acton in by bi the headquarters of the Western Welter Federa Pedera tion ton at Denver before the strike can be ordered Business men of ot Bingham and those workmen who are conservative conser hope bope that the matter mater may be settled before a strike is i ordered as they fear that such sch an order would paralyze the camp at the worst wont time of year when winter is i about to begin It tt i is i hoped by the conservatives element that the points pint at issue may be arbitrated and thus settled without the men being called caled out Of course w we le regret et this and hope that tha there will wi be no difficulty strike strike Mr Jackling said and I am inclined to believe beleve that the sober ober judgment of those who have the best interests ot oi the men at heart hear will wi prevail We know that so far o as the employees employee of the Utah Copper are concerned there is no dissatisfaction and if the i they were were to decide the matter there would mater be no trouble They have bave all aU had increases in in- creases within the year yea We hope that our men will not be deceived ed by those men who are wi fomenting foment foment- in ing the trouble and who are not em of our nor of eI company another any an other in company the district |