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Show STRIKERS DENY MENJTII Local Defense Committee Issues Is-sues Statement on Status of Strike Refuting assertions that a number of strikers had returned to work at the local establishments displaying the "open shop" signs, H. J. Fisher, secretary of the strikers defense committee, com-mittee, today issued this statement: To The Standard-Examiner Mr. Editor: We desire to stato for the Information Informa-tion of the public of Ogden and vicinity vicin-ity that the men that walked off the various jobs are still off and expect to slay away from all Jobs displaying the "open shop" cards. Any statements to the contrary aro false. Yours, respoctfully, (Signed) H. J. FISHER, Secretary. Situation Bettor. "The labor situation hero today is, In my opinion, inuch healthier," said W. W. Rawson, manager of industrial relations of the Utah Associated Industries. In-dustries. "Twenty-five per cent of thej force at work on tho Globe Mills havo gone back to work this morning in addition ad-dition to a number of new hands employed em-ployed by J. H. Waugh, construction engineer of the corporation, who is of the opinion that within a week, everything every-thing will be in normal condition again." "I have spoken to a number of men wno are members of local unions, and have tried to show them that tho Utah Associated Industries has the welfare of the worker at heart and that we are not working any injustice upon them. We are wanting to tackle the present condition of affairs locally which calls for increased output in a working day of fair hours with good wages, and although some aro slow to understand our point of view, wo think they will bo converted to tho view before long that the American plan which we wish to put into operation will eventually mean the betterment of tho lot of tho workor all around." No men had returned to the job at the Sperry plant thin morning, it was reported. nn |