Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13

| that Mr. Conrled intended to employ n
smaller orchestra at the Metropolitan
Opera House next season for the lighter
operas. Nahan Frankie has been re-
engaged as concert master.
The administration win avoid raising
an issue with the International Fed
Grafton OF Musicians, the officers OF
which organization charge that the i'm
migration laws are being violated to
the admission of allen musicians to
take the place of union musicians who
refuse to accept recent cuts In wages.
Representatives of various unions re-
Gently saw the President at oyster Bay
and he passed the case up to the de-
partment Of commerce and labor. Last
Monday Secretary Metcalf made public
a statement that the law was being rig
idly enforced; that no evidence had
been submitted showing that II had
been violated; that II the musical un.
ions would show that the law was being
violated II would be Immediately en-
forced. and that the immigration OFF,
GERS have been cautioned to inquire
closely into the cases Of all alien musi-
clans entering this country
Henry w Savage announced last
Wednesday that he and the members of
the Musical Mutual Protective union
had come to an agreement as TO the
scale of wages to be paid the musicians
I'm the production of Parsital IN English
at popular prices He viii engage go
men, The first production viii be at
the fremont theater IN Boston on oct
H.
A notice posted I'm the rooms Of the
Musical union last Wednesday warned
the members OF the union not to make
engagements with Herr COnried or
Charles Frohman. Herr Conrleds eff
forts abroad engaging musicians for
the coming opera season here Is the
cause Of the warning.
The announcement was made last
Friday that all differences between the
Theatrical Managers association and
the Musical Mutual Protective union
have been definitely settled. The points
which We're the most difficult TO adj
just were the question of substitutes
and the demand for pay for rehearsals
on Sundays Substitutes viii be left
TO the orchestra leaders When Sunday
rehearsals are necessary, the musicians
will have no pay for a stipulated num-
| Der of hours. or the rehearsals ex-
| tend beyond that time they are 20 be
| paid double wages for the extra hours.
| Pending these negotiations the Musical
| Mutual Protective union has found
that, being an incorporated body, ats
| orChestras cannot strike legally, If
| they do, the union can be sued for
| breache OF contract. A meeting Of the
union, called for the purpose of amend
| It's charter so as 20 conform 10 trades
| union rules, will be held on Aug. 4. A
] committee appointed to get legal advice
has found In the meantime that the
charter of the Musical Mutual Protec-
tive union cannot be made to conform
| with the laws and edicts Of the Amer-
| can Federation Of Musicians. The COM
= mittee will at the coming meeting ad-
wise that a new union on trades union
lines, be formed by the members Of the
Musical Mutual Protective union, Ia
have a charter from the American
Federation Of Musicians, II Is proposed
that the Musical Mutual Protective
union shall continue as an Independent
organization, but the new union Is to
consist Of its members.