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Show TflE BUILDING DEAD- ' LOCK 1 ! Dutldlng trades east and west con-tlno con-tlno to block revival' or houses ana buslnoss buildings by radical demands. de-mands. 1 1n many states tho building trades back tho requests of plastorers for an Increase In wagos from 91.00 to $1.50 per hour for the coming year. Tho situation In the east Is complicated compli-cated by demands of plasterers helpers help-ers for an Increase from 87c-80centa tto U-2S an hour. Bulldern refused to grant their request re-quest for $1.50 per hour for 1921 and they stopped work and there are no Indications of an early settlement of the. dlsputo Present rate of $1 per hour for Journeymen plasterers Is an Increase ot 54 per cent over the rate In 1914 whljo hourly wage of helpers has Increased over 94 per cent. If present demands of plnsterors and helpers were granted tho wago of tho helper would be but 25 cents per hour loss than that of tho Journeyman. Jour-neyman. 'i Tho demand, coming as It docs, at n time of general wage reductions and falling prices, Is a bluff to help pl.-tsterurs prevent reduction In their wages at this time. Sentiment In the west seems to fnvor attempts on tho i part ot employers o bring about a I i eduction In wages, to conform with I readjustment conditions. I |