Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-11-07

szfG. eSOOKsvNN - - ~ 1ss Ss&Sk IN 4
The employment q n Isallea I,
work on the LsWieton.0W0l h
ditch was the last Straw I;
the men employed 70 deslafo \
yestsrday afternoon. They cqn
town - strong ana hAye been - 7
about the streets Al. Day. 4:
their troubles. The reoaena Ss n
these men has LETT the woek e. n
ditch Ia bad condition, and. .1t II ~
able that the work win no4 ~ II
sway until the diflieulty y ~
The basis, Of tAe trouhle = U@
lection of hospital 49, fraln thasI ~
They contend that 4Aey wese Al IL
"a with the undeSstnndlne tllots or5
would not have = pay heape1of MRs
The. men have groupod tl1elr el1nS
ana placed them IN tAe ha1ds ~ 3s
t6rney b. q. Grove. ana tAey Aoel
that II the money, charesd SoF hG
tai fees u not rsturasd. init ~
brought against the employere 1s 4
ior II Noriin. Who have ths contssGe
recover the money.
Most OF the men concordod t1 ~
strike received their .positicne H.
=. NJ. Edwards. who has IN Ss1pIo
agency in the city. They arst - e.
pay - fee 10 get their work snd
after they were on the ground i n
pital fee Of II was taken from tA9lfs.
earnings. The dollar paid waa ~ TX
month. but the caiculationD were
from the first Of each month. Lao
ers who went to work during ths +
few days Of the month were charq
one fee for October. Promptly a0a1l14
on the first day Of November they Wux0.
charged up with hospital ~ III
November. Many Of the men VINO Gn18~
worked three or four days were chaS-
ed with two hospital fees n
Another complaint mado " the mlll
il that they received no rsceipt fnr -
hospital fees. ana haA nothing . sunra
,antss them that sthey WoalA - n
hospital care X they wsre - Z ~ 'tss
when pay ~" aaid one of -
men, II am entitled u one nontalD
insurance Of hospital cars II taIu
sick. II makes no difference whetAer
I stay on that job or not I have pa1G'
the hospital FUND Tor one month nIDGI
am entitled to 4 receipt which assnrg0
me that l will have hospital cor
l need II any time during the month. n
Neither Mr.. Naylor 81 NJ. Nof1hn
could be seen this morning. but 7. ~
Edwards who employed most of ~
men. said: &
II thought that made It clear N
every man employed that 4 hospital
fee would be charged. ! may have
failed to mention II In some few cases
but am sure that told most OF the
men they would have to pay . hOspita1
fee The work II being delayed on
the ditch somewhat now. but the dift1-
Guilty VIII be settled within q short
time. and everything will 90 on AZ
before"
! AZ soon as the strikers reached town
| yesterday they took their troubles be-
!, fore an attorney. The matter u said
! TO be In bad shape as there Eeems
/ to have been no definite agreement
I made II a case Ia brought II will b.
case OF the testimony OF the men
against any stand the employers may
take Both the strikers and the em-
/, ployers contend thu. they are right.
I and the difference hrs In some cases
become bitter.
! A large crowd Of strikers were as
sernbled this morning on the corner
by the Owl Drug store Mr.. Edwards
appeared among them and at once an
argument wac started. A large Scotch
man In the crowd challenged the esm-.
ployer and accused him Of mssrepre-
senting the work 10 him. Mr.. Edwarde
promptly retorted that ne had az
planned everything 70 the men e1cepe
In such cases a. he had not thought
TO do 10. The argument became warm
and the large Scotchvpan commences
20 use his hsts In the argument Bat
for the prompt Interference Of fellow
strikers the witneAsea would have beoa
treated 10 an exciting scene.
II was at the ssa9Gestton Of Con-
tractor Naylor that the stirling WORK.
ment take up the matter of the hoeps-
tai fees with an attorney. and EaySoS
mnde an appointment for q o'clock thu
morning with Attorney Grow. Bat
when Mr. Crow reached the olsics- u
the contractors Naylor has gone out
20 where the men were al work on th<
ditch and left word that ne would re
turn ct 4 o'clock.