The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-26
HAVE NOTHING
TO ARBITRATE
Restaurant Men of City Assume
Defiant Attitude.
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE UNION
GENERAL STRIKE OF COOKS AND
WALTERS MAY RESULT.

their emphatic declarations, will con-
sent 10 no arbitration Of the differences
between themselves and the cooks ans
waters, but are determined to "stano
pat" and fight the demands of the
union to the bitter end. even though 1t
result in 3 general strike, as they eX-
pect il TO. Instead Of considering a
compromise, the proposition has been
made TO blacklist the leaders in the
present union movement, in an effort
TO force them to seek other realms Of
hash" houses, that the danger of any
future trouble like the present may be
lessened.
On the other hand, the union men
are confident that they will force the
restaurant men to terms sooner or
later, and yesterday, as means OF
bringing about this result, they. 1t is
declared, had their walking delegates
visit the different restaurants attempt
ing TO persuade the non-union men to
embrace the principles of uniOnism and
take up the "siX-day labor flag. The
union has withdrawn its patronage
from the refractory restaurants, but
the proprietors say they are still busy
feeding the hungry
Want No Arbitration.
When il came 10 the notice Of the
restaurant men that the Federation
had decided 10 attempt an arbitration
of the duficuty between the proprie-
tors and the cooks and walters, the
proprietors, with one voice, declared
that they would have no arbitration.
4 hey have had no meeting yet 10 take
official action, but the members OF the
ProprIetors' association were seen yes
terday and every one declared his in
tention of standing firm and carrying
out to the letter the resolution adopted
by the association, ignoring the union
and refusing its demands.
IF we compromise on one point
even," said Mr.. Bray of the Chesa-
peake restaurant, 1t means that we
will have to recognize the union ana
its demands on other points, and that
means allowing ourselves to be die
tated to by that organization. II we
make any concessions it means that
the union has US beaten. 1t was cur
emphatic decision when We organized
to recognize no demands of the union,
and We propose to stand by that.
Expect a Walk-out.
Other propPietors expressed them
selves Just as decisively about the
matter. The restaurant men say they
expect this course to result in gen
eraI walk OUT of all union men, but
they are prepared for such movement
and have no fears about their ability
to secure plenty of nOn-uniOn help to
preclude the possibility Of having TO
shut up shop.
A number of restaurant men stated
yesterday that walking delegates from
the union visited their places during
70 wit
| the non-union employees, trying to get
them to cast their lot with the union
and join in the demand for a six-day
working week. representing TO them, ii
| is alleged, that they We're being made
slaves to those who were fighting or
ganized labor, and were not receiving
| the consideration due a laboring man.
Several union men quit their jobs
] during the day. but nothing in the ma
| ture of a strike occurred and no non
union men were persuaded TO take
| sides with the union.
Position of Non-union Men.
/ The non-union men argue that if the
union wins the fight and forces the res
/ taurant men to employ only union help
J they can afford to pay the fine against
| them and join the union, because they
/ will have been at work in the mean
/ time, and if the union loses the fight
| they will be just that much ahead. The
! general expression among them is that
| they will stand by the restaurant men
! and the latter declare that they car
| stand against the union as long as they
| please.
On the other side, the union men say
| I'VE will show them. If the Fedora
ton orders a strike the proprietors viii
/ have $4,000 men to fight, and they viii
find that they can't get along without
US as we'll as they think.
Some Of the restaurant men declars
| that the union men are so bold in then
confidence that some of them have beer
making the rounds of the restaurants
shouting in the doors. I'VE will fix yoJ
before We get through" and other an
noying remarks
Work Of Agitators.
1.-THE whole matter through" said ;
prominent restaurant proprietor yes
terday. is the product of agitation OF
the part of a few leaders. The propO
sitien has been made TO place thes
men on the black list and refuse t
hire them anywhere in the city. Thi
will force them to hunt other quarters
and we believe will prevent any fur
Their trouble, because we believe tina
the majority Of the cooks and waiter
are satisfied. but have been drawn int
the course they have taken.
We believe that the whole thing i
simply a huge bluff on the part of tn
walters to brighten, il possible, the res
taurant men into granting something
that has been proven to be impraeti
cable. This siX-day scheme has bee
! tried by the walters and cooks at oil,
or places, but has always proven