Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-18

after to conduct their business Jude
PENDENT OF the union dictatiou.
This has already caused strikes Of
employees nj two big places anu more
are threatened today. ThV union men
arc 10 have mass meeting this week
at which n general strike may be- or.
dsred.
The fight " n continuation OF one
starting originally In New York anu
afterwards extending 10 Rochester.
The employees were 40 successful In
tho East tue Chicago men decided TO
follow after their lead. A meeting OF
the representative manufacturers was
called n week on Monday. Atthat
time the proposed combine was dis.
cussed and an adjournment was tsken
until last Friday night At that time
an agreement was reached which was
In the nature o.an Offensive and, dsfon.
sive alliance against the labor unione.
The agreement was 10 the effect that
in the future ths manufacturers would
conduct their afiaira MS they saw III.
There was TO DO no fight against the
labor unions 10 long a. the unions did
not object 10 the new man methods Of
the employers. these new methods
Included TIE decision on their part 20
ray their men a. they saw III, without
regard 10 the union scale. Tue unions
have diotatrd tho price Tor several
years, and the manufacturers claim,
have compelled thom 10 pay more
wages than the men earned. This 10
TO bs done away with. Tbs men are
TO be paid and promoted according to
merit alone.
Another feature 10 that hereafter the
manufacturers will put Ia what ny.
pfonticos they choose, something that
mas not been done heretofore. Union
men arc to DO treated ~ any other
men, but n0n-uniOn mun are not - be
prevented from obtaining employment.
The price OF clothing has been goins
down, the competition In tho East IL
brisk, and tho manufacturers say they
want man 10 do SIS or so or s2l
worth OF work for that much pay.
The members TO the agreement have
all notified their employees OF tue
change.
The employees Affected arc tho cut
tiers, the tfimmers, machine OPERATOR
and ftteH. Tho entire number em'
ployed by the combine IL from 8O0 {.
1000. The number 40 far out isa com
pafatively small one. The manuiao
tuters cay they are prepared for the
strike.
lsaaoA bel, secretary OF garment work
ot's union No. o. said his union wal
noafly 1000 strong, aud that about e0O
OF IL memberr, cutters and trimmer
were Affected by 10. AZ 10 the OUTCOME
he athinka tine Union was nevel
10 strong and that the manufactured
cannot al this season afford Ions
lockout. The question ut issue IL, n
the bottom, whether tho gafmerl
workers OF Chioago who now receive
the beat pay for eight hours work ar'
10 be reduced TO this same footing ~ II
other cities where the msi only get thu
same wages for nine hours work.
Tho present struggle, no said, IL
revival OF that OF three years ago
when after laying OF their men io
three months at tho timo OF the de
preston, the masters tried 10 Teduc,
wages on resuming, by S8 per cent
alter u four wevks' strike n cOmprom
leo on 10 per cent reduction was II
fecied, aud tho men have since 10
gained what was thea deducted. Tina
strike he considered really made til,
union strong. At the beginning Ii haC
only 100 members, but nj the END
Included % Per cent OF this work.