Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-16
MACHINISTS WILL
MEET TONIGHT.
Salt Lake Members Of the National
Union in Conference.
WILLIE NOGENERAL STRIKE
Employers OF Metal workers DO Not
Anticipate That There win be a
walk out Monday.

The strike which Is scheduled to oc-
cur among members OF the lnterna-
tional Association OF Machlnists on
Monday will not in all probability eX-
tend to Salt Lake. The local lodges
of the association will hold meeting
in this city this evening to consider
the proposition Of walking out but
from canvass of the situation 1t Is
apparent that the men figure out That
they know when they are well of ana
consequently will elect to stay where
they are despite the call Of President
James OConnel Of the national organ
ization who mailed orders to ALL the
subordinate lodges on Sunday giving
the schedules to be demanded Of all
employers on the pain of a general
strike.
The schedule Of the demand mailed
to the local lodges is as follows;
Nine hours as standard days work.
Twelve and half per cent Increase
In wages.
Double time after 10 p. m. and on
Sundays and holidays.
Regulation Of the apprentice system,
Up to the present time only one lodge
has taken action In the matter. being
the lodge which is attached to the Rio
Grande Western. Two men acting as
a committee interviewed Master Me-
chanic Hickey on the subject and re-
ceiyed assurances that the metal work
ers in the employ OF the Rio Grande
Western would be as well paid as any
other similar aggregation Of labor In
the West In the face Of these assur-
ances the men express themselves as
being quite content to leave the matter
In the hands OF the railroad officials.
While there have been no demands
made upOn the Orgon Short Line Of a
similar nature. at the same time there
has been considerable quiet talk among
the men employed by that system 10
the effect that such demands should
be made. As the Union Pacific ma
chlnists, however, have made no move
the Oregon short Line men feel that
they win wait until the employees OF the
parent road start the ball rolling ere
they enter into a quarrel with thsir
daily wages
As was stated last night there Is nc
apprehension felt among the various
railroad officials and employers Of ma
cnlnists IN salt Lake that there WIN be
strike on Monday. The Information
al Association OF Machinists IL organ
ized on "a plan which gives to each rail-
road system a separate lodge out OF
the Union Pacific Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific and Rio Grande West
ern lodges The latter is the only one
which has made any demand for an
increase. and according to the promise
o. Mr.. Hickey the demands Of the men
will be met 20 the extent that they will
be paid as GOOD wages as any railroad
machnistg IN the West.
when approached NJ NJ. Moran, pres.
ident OF Inc ogden branch OF the
southern Pacific lodge, last evening
said:
"Thera win be no strike on the sys'
tom We aru now working eight hours
at "a cents an hour, this being far bet
ter than What Is being paid In thu
East. 10 would be folly for the men o.
this system 10 go out on strike an,
ask for what means longer hours anC
lower wages ] think the strike vii
be confined principally to the jobblnl
shops"
1t Is accordingly on the bill that thu
meeting % machinists called for tonigh
In Salt Lake will concluded not L
strike on Monday