Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-18

there. 1--WE have Just adjusted the
troubie there with the Illinois Central
rairoad." he added, land uniform
rate OF 25 cents an hour win be made
throughout the system for machinists
ana an Increase OF per cent IN wages
of All other shop employees
u I Colon. of Sioux city, member OF
tho hoard says the Union Iron works
and the Fulton Iron works In San
Francisco doubtless viii resist the de-
mand.
Asa result OF the meeting Of the gen
oral officers the following address 20
the craft was drafted and made public
tonight
Din the majority ofcrafts--both skilled
and the so.called unskilled-the effort
for shorter hours has been uniformly
successful. and they have, for mum
her of years enjoyed the pleasures that
come With greater leisure MaChinists.
owing 10 the fact of their isolation In
the mast In the labor movements, have
not enjoyed this right and privilege
until now, after a decade Of education,
they have concluded that the time has
arrived when they, too, should share
I'm the same enjoynents. In reaching
this conclusion, and In seeking similar
fayors. they know they are not stretch
ing their demands beyond the bounds Of
reason or seeking something TO which
they have no valid claim.
More than q quarter Of n century
ago our brother craftsmen in Great
Britain secured a nine hour day and
II Is conceded By all manufacturing
machinsts who have given the que5-
ton the least study, that the American
machinsts produce more per diem, even
on an eight hour day basis. than does
his brother craftsmen In that country
Such being the case, 1t is emlnently
proper and strictly in accordance with
the spirit Of the times. that the ma
chinists Of the United States Canada
and Mexico should make concerted
movement in the same direction. The
time has come, the moment is ripe, ald
the demand is now made.
"To the uninitlated n few words cy-
planatory Of the position the machine
list occupies in the domain of productive
labor. and in connection with a shorter
work day, may not be out Of place.
lowing 10 the peculiar nature of our
trade and the great inroads made into
IL BIZ the introduction OF more perfect
machinery, a great deal more is now
produced than ever. This increased
production continues to increase with
the succeeding years, bur IN spite or
this no material or permanent Increase
I'm wages has been secured by the man
who manipulates the machine Tie pro-
duces more, but receives no more than
he did formerly, Now the demand Is
made FOR fairer share Of what we
produce. by shortening the WORK day
by one hour without any decrease in
pay.
This demand IS not made without
due warning. Twelve months ago notice
was served on the manufacturers OF the
| United states that on Monday, May 20
| 1901. the international Association Of
Machinsts would demand nlne-hOur
day. and that II the demand was not
granted It's members and those In sym
patty with them would suspend labor
| until the demand was granted. We do
not advocate a strike with all the nt-
| tendant mistakes Of the past, but mere
! ~ a peaceful cessation Of labor until
| we can start work on a nine-hour day
| basis.
1--WE appeal TO our fellow craftsmen
| to rally with us In this effort to elevate
| our manhood, TO improve our minds
to purify our bodies and our lives, &c
| make Of us exemplary citizens; TO make
| our homes more homelike with our pres
| ence. and to show the world that we
too have aspirations n little higher
! than the brutes and scarcely lower thar
| thp nnpple "