The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-22
STRIKE PROBABLE
ON WEDNESDAY
Street Car Operatives Deter
mined to Insist on Demands
for Increase in Wages.
PRATT AUTHORIZED TO ACT
LEFT IN HANDS OF CHAIRMAN
OF INTERNATIONAL BOARD.

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= At this mornings meeting of street =
y railway operatives two ballots were +
= taken The first was en the ques- =
y ton whether OF not the men should =
= stand by their demands upon the
4 company.
: The secon1 was whether not the :
= matter be placed in the hands of the =
= International committeeman, {. .. =
y Pratt
= Speeches were made with view to =
= showing that the local division Off =
= Gals had exhausted their resources
y and that il would be wise to place =
\ the matter in the hands of the IN =
\ ternatonal committeeman
I The exact result of the baloting =
; will not be made public until later, =
> probably not until Tuesday night. =
y when n sSeetinS will be held in =
= Federation hall of the delegates rep =
\ resentins the unions in the Utah y
y Federation of Labor
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Salt Lake street car operatives met en-
rDasse in electrical Workers hall at
o'clock this morning, TO take a vote as
20 whether or not they will go out on
strike. The meeting continued until aft
er daylight The utmost secrecy was OBJ
served. More than 800 men were present.
The men are determined. and now that
the situation has come to a climax they
are holding out for the demands made
upon the company. an increase in wages
and recognition of their union The lat
ter point. however. is a secondary Goa
sideration.
To quote one who is in authority 10
state. but whose name for obvious rea-
sons is withheld, the situation is ex-
tremeIy critical The men appear unani-
nous for I waik-out. The executive
/ committee of the street car mems union
row has the vote in hand. and at an OK
ecutive session of the Utah Federation
of Labor. to be held in Federation of La
Dor hall at o clock Tuesday evening,
the sentiment of the other unions having
delegates in that body viii be ascertained
with reference TO endorsement. a strike
in all probability will be ordered by the
railway employees after the Tuesday night
meeting, for it is said to be quite certain
that the federation will approve the ac-
ton of the car men. The prediction is
that the entire street car system will be
tied up Wednesday morning.
All men connected with unions allied
with the street car mems union. it is
said. viii go on strike at the same time.
and not an ampere of electricity will be
generated. either for power Or electric
lighting purposes.
If this be true. the city will be placed
in a most serious situation. The people
will have to walk. as a result of there be-
ing no street cars. and the city will 5e
in darkness.
The electrical workers have grievances
which have not been adjusted and which
the men are determined shall be rene
died. This. together with the fact that
the Utah Federation of Labor practically
has pledged its moral and financial sup
port to the cause of the street car men,
gives added courage and strength to the
latter; they are firm in the belief that
they can win a strike.
The company officials have said that
they are in a position TO maintain their
service in the event of a strike