The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-16

IN Montana. Air. Green viii
return 20 Butte this evening
and what ne result e. bic pres
ence there viii be is probIemaficsi
AZ meeting Of THE local unoin the
following resolutions and requests
were adopted and their publteation
authorized. 3 copy being Furnished
the Press and other papers
Where's. II has come 70 the know
ledge Of this union that Manager Car
roll of the Occur d'AIsDe Lumber
company, and Mayor scalIcn n
CoenF d'Alepe city, are circulating
the story that . large majority 81 the
members OF this Union nre dissatisfied
with the strike and that the same Is
being kept mp by only a few street
Rgitat0rn; and
Where's. They also state that the
Occur d'Alane Lumber cOmpay IL
paying az high wags ns are paid Ak tho
mills In this district; therefore 10 Il
Resolved, That We, Kcotenai UnIon
No. 228, brand the above statements
AZ false. for the contest ID 70 prevet q
rednctionn in wages below that Of
the wages Of the district, and the
strike Is endorsed and being supported
By every member Of the Union, and
We Fe-Pledge ourselves here and now
TO continue the strike till q successful
issue and the former wage scale has
been rsesaablished, and We call OF
every Union man here and elsewhere
20 aid US 70 the fullest extent Of their
ability In this struggle for decent liv-
ing wages, and the Union cause.
''FOr the purpose Of bringing about
settlement Of The present contro-
versy between Kootenai Union No.
72s, A. L. u. and the Occur d'Alene
Lumbar company, over the question
Of wages, KOOtenai Union so. 22s
submits the following as its basic for
settlement Of snch controversy.
ssFirst: That the Occur d'AIsne
Lumber company pay the scale q
wages raid during 1903. not less than
e. % perday for 10 hours 70 he paid
to common labor.
Second That the Occur d'AIene
Lumber COmpsny re-employ in the
position they occupied when the pres
ent strike took place, each msn
Who left the employ Of said company
becanEe of such wage controversy who
cares 70 re-enter such enjoyment. ana
that only members Of this Union b.
employed by said Occur a 'Alene Luui-
Der Co., with the exception az for
mer members Of this Uonin who have
deliberately scabbed aud violated their
obligation 20 this Uuion and their
fellow men, whose dismissal from the
employ Of said company we demand
and must insist upon.
Third That IN future employ
nient or discharge by said Coedr
d'Alene Lumber Company, members
NJ this Union shall not be discrimiu-
atei against simply because they are
members of this union.
'kootenai Onion No 22s.
By JAS. 5. GREEN.
President. .
IS. :. NICHOLS,
SECRETARY
A secret ballot. allowing every
member TO vote his true seutimevt
was taken on the above. and .nnani-
mus vote for its adoption was the re
suit.
Mayor Soallon called a public
meeting at the pavilion Thursday
evening to consider the strike situa.
tion. This was we'll attended and
Mr.. ScAllOn stated the situation from
his point 81 view. presenting . set u
resolution reciting the conditions
claimed TO exist aud calling GA
the citizens OF the town to protect
the employees Of the company from
violence or interference by the strik.
ers. As there has been absolutely
no violence or threats made against
the present employees, and the
mill Is running without the inter.
ferance Of the men who walked
out, il seemed TO many Of
those present that the resolutions
were premature. B. r. Lewis made
a motion that they be adopted aud
il was declared carried after an aye
aud nay vote, The general opinion
is that the meeting accomplished
nothing and the matter IS as far FROM
adjustment as il was before.
The lumber company claims that
It is paying rs high wages as other
I mills In this part Of the country and
Manager Carroll says that Il il is shown
that this Is not true the company viii
come up to the general scale. This
ought TO form basis for settlement
by sscertaining what the average
wages are.