Show i BElt BELL hIVES GIVES RAISE RAIS i LINEMEN REfUSE Offer of Increase In In Wages Not Accepted by Striking Striking ing Phone Workers McNULTY WAXES WARM Practically Defies Company I Which Announces N New w Wage lage Schedule Schedule- 1 ilie hu lw Rocky mountain Dell Bell c company munny S Saturday tur announced 1 an h crease o of ot wages for fou- its linemen and amid cable throughout the district Iw increase t will become effective c A 1 It amounts an to Lo 25 i cents aday a n day citty Ii in tn Utah Ulah l Idaho aho and Wyoming and andr r ro 50 0 cents celtS It a day In Montana Other will ill be hc given Increases In proportion The announcement of time HIP Bell wu was mac mauc in this bulletin bul bul- latin letin Beginning lg August 1 1 the Rocky Bell Telephone company any will pay rO u a day to its Ita linemen In Utah r Idaho aho anti and Wyoming a and 37 i a u day dayto to tu l Its linemen n in Montana 1 out outside Butte Cable wages wag will bo be rl raised to 54 15 25 in Utah Idaho nho and andy Wyoming y on and to 50 In Iii Montana outside l' l Butte Bulle This Title is an Increase of 50 O cents cems a day dlly in Montana and anal a day MI Um th the lid other states Readjustments Re ne- adjustments of or wages es of or other othel eln classes e eo o of CR will be made to meet the themie thene mie new ne conditions Linns Is Statement Saturday evening F. F 1 1 I. I Mc McNulty in- in li national i president and J J. II n district nt said ald there thell had hall e been n am no developments luring during the tite lay day Aft I a consultation between national and ili ms m's in Iii the Wilson hotel hoI this thi statement was given to the time press For nearly neam-ly two tso weeks oI the of the Inte Brotherhood of ot Electrical Wot leers rs IS national nn and dietrict district die dis l have havo been in conference with the of the Rocky Hocky Mountain Bell jell Telephone company endeavoring to lo settle NettIc II by mutual agreement Ilg the differences dif dif- e existing between weon our oum 01 gain gain- gallon and the company since Maj Ma Ia n 21 21 The situation was discussed from every standpoint with the time result result- that the thc fol- fol our representatives mitered owing proposition to the time company First First That we accept a hat Hal Increase of or lift fifty cents per tier day lay throughout through through- out the states stales of Utah Ulah Wyoming Idaho an and Montana Second That Second That we would withdraw all proposed working rules i decided on onby by jy time the organization So that a set of working rules could be drawn up satisfactory to lo both sides I This riIs was a general reduction of livo e cents per ler day amy throughout the district excepting Butte Dulle Montana Mon Momi Montana tana Lana from the original deman demands 1 as a presented re to ti the tiLe company before the difficulty and anti removed cd all chance for fm em- em argument a us to our being unfair in demanding a aj set of or working I tiles rules hl h the company was not a party to lo framing Mills 1 his b brought u time the down to toone toone one bearing on Oh Wll wages CS on only h Ve We believe c we an un entitled ta tl the Ino Increase e asked 1 Inasmuch as the cost of living living- has increased ased almost t 50 GO per pel emit cent Th Time wages of skilled mechanics have lave been increased from GO Gli to lo 1 GO GOper O per el day throughout the district since ve we received out our last Increase e three years rears ago Company's Counter The company would not nul a agree ree to tu the proposition but submitted tho the following fol- fol owing lowing ultimatum to us J An 1 Ii 11 i C ol ut ii i I n c-n cents per ler la day would bo be granted throughout the time states stales of if Utah Wyoming and Idaho Idaho- tad ind GO 50 cents pur day throughout the tho state stute of at Montana except the city of Bulle Past working rules rule to continue without any signed agreement A As the time signed mutual agreement i Is the only practical method known that thal will hIi pl prevent plent ent continual strife between employers mind and we wc are of the he opinion that the company should be jo as anxious for tor or one unc a as we are if lasting a peace Is des desired Heretofore a signed agreement existed between us As our representatIves cs could not accept or 01 reject the ultimatum they ther there lore submitted same sumac lot foi a refer refer- en um vote vole of of- of the men which resulted as follows Against l 1 2 for Cor y 9 v The Tue result plainly shows hows that our oum members honestly believe tile the they tire are enI entitled en en- I titled to thu tho Increase e asked Each Jaca member arr affected voted a II secret ballot which is the Iho o omil only lib means of a ascertaining ascertain ascertain- In lag ing tho the true JUO sentiments f of men in involved ira ira- vulVa in iii i for bettor condi condl- lions Mr MiS Il McNulty expects to remain main In Salt Lake Lal for tor several days It Is pos possible mos mos- II sible sibia that there will be lie a conference with tho the In Independent people early In Inthe Inthe the time week M M. I J J. J Sullivan an International vice Ice Ice president has gone gomie to Montana Mon MOIl tana to tu investigate conditions there |