Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-20

salaries of 800 per month "A largo mum.
Der II tho mechanics being employed by
the month instead Of by the day, ana
M sum cases the WAGES are often raised
after time II the men prove good
KICKS AND KlCKERs,
Many ~ the mechanics, however do
u lNrgo amount of miscellaneous KICK.
lnH Fumu begin lo lind fault the mo.
mont lhoS lnnd, ana others want TO 20
bnok Immediately win free trip to the
states ON the steamer which took me
to Panama We had u dog'n carpenters
VINO hud contracted with the canal com.
mission To WORK Tor NlOO Il month ON thr
bltIa Of 10 hours per day. one OF ihose
was klNcn a room I'm u cottage az chris.
lobll colon His house faced The Yea,
II was noWly painted and was 40 bright
asa nov pm, The man objected saying
ne wanted better quarters, nut he was
luld lNui the accommodations were ~
good uN anyone could expect. ANA that
" he did not HE them he could tuko
hls. discharge, llo won't back homo,
Many of the hokcrs object lu the To-
hour day although lho hours are spcrl.
io1 IN their contracts with the commits.
sion ana others want nn Increase Of
NuRc0 upon their arrival One plumber
for insloncc, demanded Slgb per month
before going to work lie was Told that
u he could show that he could Darn sl9j
he would net n, but not before, This
man. before h. lcf Washington. had
contracted for 800 u month and a. yet
had not done days work.
ind that tho salaries hero are rap.
ldly Increased In proportion 10 merit I
have IN mind n painter who came down
u few months nRo nj $40. Dc was closely
watched, ana II was gccn that no could
handle men, At the end OF tho nrsl
month his salary was raised 20 500 ana
he " now getting Sl9j, This has been
30 IN many cases,
SOME UNION MATTERS
Mechanics who como hero must not
expect the eamo labor conditions they
have had IN the United states. They
must be Wiling Co turn their hand to
anything ana the foromcn must expect
60 use tools, II necessary | talked tho
other day with Mi Smckelbmg, who
has charge Of the plumbing Of the zone
Ito says that many of his American
plumbers, receiving $3.50 per day re.
comfy objected to using tools, saying
they had been hired az boss plumbers
only Said he
- told them we would have to do
'N'TNlnllR we toOlU 10 Ecl inc WORK
done ana that I had worked with tools
myself during the frat three months of
my stay As said this they replied
Go away what are you giving Us'
You look Ike dry goods clerk
=" Well I said, how I look now
makes no difference ! toll YOU / used |
tools cvcry day during that time Using |
toole II II part Of the trndc Of mum. |
bcr ! cSport to use them whenever |
II N necessary and ! expect you men |
Ia use thom now that II Is necessary
After that had no further troubles"
II II the same with bose carpenters |
ana boss mechanics NJ all kinds Those |
who como here arc expected To do what |
they are ordered ana they cannot draw |
the line ag to their work ls they do IN |
tho United Stotos, The only mon who |
are absolutely independent In this re. |
spoot are the steam shovel mon ana |
the crane men, who work under an |
ironcldd agreement win their union |
md who rccolyc from Sl}j 10 Sl7i per |
month ! understand these men have a
representative In Washington, through !