| Show WORKINGMEN MAY PHONES Federation ol of Labor Prepared for Action Acton In InCase Case Oase of Strike LYNN ISSUES STATEMENT President lr of o Local 11 of or Worker I for em forWith nl iII With lh I It At t the meeting m of o the I al union of ot electrical workers w l ers lust 1111 night II hl no call to 10 strike Irle duty elul Will IH d rt by I President Lynn Inn as expected instead a R com committee mlle lk fent ti t unit WilI on I the tile companies again acting as 11 rep representatives of the local union purely under Its Is now policy of striking n or se securing I curing terms regardless of oC the tho gen general eral erl from which It I has 1111 proved hard to n n world what whatever ever oer At the meeting night th ret ref referendum vole ole of lit the entire district which Includes hu Wyoming and Ind Montana was announced and It I showed votes for fol striking and only six t The committee appoint appointed ed ee to 10 leol with wih Ih consists 18 of nt Louis by 11 S A M T Roberts R N ehn It I O n mid W F associated NI with wih D DI Dr I r Elton Ellon and 1111 II n l nIA of t the Feder Federation aton of nt Labor It I is declared that th t In tn Incase case of a I strike the first mow mo will 11 be bd for tor every cr laboring mAi who Una hl union sympathies m I his hla tr phone ns lS a II mark of tr moral morl to In the and that th 1011 of La hol is II working up II I hl II LYNNS STATEMENT T TF The by hy President nt Lynn 1 lm tiling foith h th Ih position of nt the is 18 itt I t Owing to 11 the Altitude of ot tho Ihl Io k Bell Telephone BI Company 1111 the Ih 1111 Independent In com company 1 pany pH 1 in tin un absolute refusal to grant an Increase of wage or o In 11 any 11 way favorably consider t th r IP ln t maila lal upon thorn by hy the II electrical worker In their employ in Salt Luke City CI Ind nd throughout the district they have forced us IR tn 11 lak n a more mON decisive action In pushing our 01 grievances ances to 10 n 1 and an as RR wo W feel confident In II the Ih moral support ot or the citizens of Salt Lake to a I termination Something over ON three months ago q a agreement covering the en entire tire lre district was 15 presented to 10 tho tele companies lifter much Ilch dOhl the official dodging on part pari of ot th of the tho company C I pan thor they refused to 10 con consider sider but hit M 1 II 1 rs general MI u of f the Iho nell Bel company In 11 UH that they th would ron agreements from the loen unions On April 22 wo we 1111 by h D S Murray general manager ot of the Bell company that there thero wan nothing to discuss inasmuch as tho Iho would not consider any In Increase crease in 11 wages pleading poverty ni nithe Of the chief cause stating the was only drawing 6 per cent Interest on 01 Investments On the following day we e received the same answer from Independent company com pan PLEADS POVERTY In rn accordance with the I J notified tho grand vice vi co tc to appear and received him the sami answer then as in the past that thorn thor a I large number ot o Idle hUe men In Inthe Inthe the country countr and ho advised us 11 to 10 hold oft off until In July or August Then ou grand president F T McNulty lc ul on his hia way wa to 10 Sun San Francisco stopped over Oe In I Sll Lake for fOI n few tew days da s He le Inter Interviewed viewed wed the officials of or both companies and received the thc same definite no for foran an answer that wo had received REFERENDUM m VOTE VO VOh The h grand president agreed with lh us that a 1 mistake had been beel made by b not having a n grand officer on the tie grounds earlier erler In the game Ho Jo then author authorized Ired me 11 to call for tho Iho referendum vote OLl This hiR vote ote was OR culled for 0 the re returns turns are In It being almost a I unanimous mOis vole to by 1 our OUI original de demands o mands The Tho gland president when leaving here her promised ho would Ink the tho matter mater up UJ with wih Grand Vice President dent Sullivan In San Fran eo and in III inform form torm me a na to 10 the date dal when wilen n grand officer would bo Jle on tho th grounds lonnI Tie He stated alai cd further that the Hie grand giand v Ire Ie president undoubtedly l had some aOle policy vole thai Iha l to 10 follow Collow In III this III controversy 11 lit did not lot to do 10 anything f minor time as ns until such 10 tho nt grand vice Ice pre plc On Ou May tA lh 1 I J received n II communication from Ih Brand president ul ohI us K to 10 walt wait and let the tho matter rest Iest until such lime 11 ns tho grand officers could visit all el I the local unions In II this district tho sincerity of on question I J do not ni grand president but 1 do 10 contend conlon that If It he hI 10 has Homo outlined policy mid of or good cliniC cause for tal Ignoring the the electrical workers In Ihl and to hold hoh this Illa matter matr In the balance Int thereby denying us U the he I to 10 ask n II fair compensation for fil the performance contend of ot our hazardous work 1 also and hH hl that It II IH our UI right to 10 know grand grond officer u well 0 as n our duty dul cis our oter CIl C 01 to In come here and 1111 explain o to the rank mid Ind Die It what his hi learns I ar ur for holding off ot After our h hG 1 officer to thi Ih grAnd president pre called for the Ih vote of or the thE nin 11 and according 10 the laws governing or 1111 this vote Is I W I do dl not tl be ho arbitrary In this matter wo 10 do ca not nH the Ihl does do stand II a 11 out onion on iK points the UI only thing thilI in fact they have hll to 10 stand on 01 MALL INCREASE I CI Sf Our are 11 not nol outrageous as aslie not nM even lie 1111 us they the arc KTe We 4 ore are only nuking tai fOI tain n mall In f Our tn are r a and 1111 wo WI 1111 f r of Ir fr thin In nl 1111 th expense of lit living him In Increased creased 10 such uch nn extent In III tin UI punt year that It II is la for any man manto to k P himself and tar for he oni II year Ii 10 This fu ad t cen e 11 the do not lIot denv iy I working for waif ilK whether skilled 01 unskilled labor h received from rom hi hili employer voluntarily or otherwise an all nl of 1111 within th tho lant III lit four or 0 ll 1 months Hut nul on th other th Ih employed 1 b h t l phone l have any III in III allt within I t he illI with tin Ih pW of or the cutting out nut of or a It Stirling ale ule with the Hoek Mountain two IWO viam lIH standard 1110 for tur 1 1 mallin I It n a 1 per dav h l IN ut aL tho time Loral fiT of Ihl I H t E J W of Sail Halt Lk f 1 decided at III last Mav Mil 10 to take of o any further lIllon from uny source and to IW noil 1101 tied lilt by h uram our OUI grand vr Itu priti d ut h decided to 10 Ih and of or tho Ihu Utah Fed INI of ut Labor that body bOd all ell d n It meeting ut III hall Thai rhal body hod voted to tn till thu elec electrical workers In III any all action may mar mayb marb b forced tor ell to 10 take rny Involves all m n cabla cahl t r and In In Holt OH d nd will will within l lin a few e days I no doubt I li t all electrical workers wOlkar b iy companies throughout the od ed of at Idaho Montana Inri Wyoming where there IB II no agreement In fore forc nt Rl the pres present ent time lime Ogden ond at this time lime 1111 1 will not nol be e involved until expiration of said agreements Odon 1 agreement will expire on July Jul 1 1907 We have ha ben been unjustly dealt with by b one of the tho largest In Inthis this United Stales the American Hell Bell Telephone who not 1101 only here hert but bUl In tn a number of ot other places ore doing their utmost to 10 disrupt disorganize our Jur organisation V now Unit the public t of or Salt I lie he liethe heth the th judge and Jury In this trial be between tween Iween this trust and monopoly oly oh the American Bell Telephone on one hand and tile the oC o said trust members of ot Inter Brotherhood of fir Electrical 1 on the other hand If U you Oll think our cause Is IA a 1 fust one Olle then It your cause and help us by br giving us U your our moral support that Ihal Is II nil 1111 we WI 1181 at nt your our hands we Wt feel Cel sure 1111 that this moral by bl the public of ot Snit Salt Lake uke City CIlY will willbe be bo given us 1111 If It this be hI done clone then Ihn victory mint l and shall in the name ot or Justice be ours |
