Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-27
Bell Company Refuses to Dis
charge Loyal Non-Union
Employees.
THE CLOSED SHOP IDEA.
IL Appears In Proposition for SETTLE
ment and Causes Company 20
Return IL Without Approval.

Montana telephone liucmens strike,
which with the Utah strike began early
last spring and has driftod along
through the summer and winter almost
to another spring.
An important letter bearing on The
strike was today written boy "A. Vance
Lane, and addressed To- Alex Fair
grlcve. president OF the Montana Fed
Grafton OF Labor II accuses Mr..
Fairgriele OF placing In document
suggesting terms OF settlement, clauses
which contain the original demands,
supposed TO have been softened
through conferences TO something that
would possibly be acceptable.
The most important of these de-
mands Is that the company turn upon
the nnemen VINO have been faithful TO
them. discharge them. and put Ga their
places without "a single exception, the
striking momeu. and union men. Clos
ed shop principles thus enter the con
troyersy. and they have had hard
shedding TO find their way into settle
nlents of this kind. They were the
one item the salt Lake streetcar men
could not get out of their list OF de-
mands In the strike which occurred az
tho time the liuemeu made their oris-
inal demands
The correspondence, marking the
latest phase Of developments. includes
three documeuts-the letter written to-
day. a communication 10 which it re-
,,ltoe and "a SET OF agreements submit
ted. and 10 which objection is taken
THE DEMANDS.
a.. t,,,,,-ie,.,s letter TO the com
.. faii,u,s.
P"''' %
Il enclose you a copy OF basis on
settlement OF the differences Wllh your
company and The unions OF mon ali--
which will be sallslae' oI| 20 "'N
unions. H..
You Will observe 'la' tt,,r,ifo,
granted by the federal court, Whlon l
was your principal oDJectloh 10 yoN'
recent conference.
I'VE VIII be glad 70 meet you III ~
ference TO consider settlement upolI
the basis herein enclosed, snch eoi ii'si.
ence 10 be- held Ia Butte q. shy s,'''e
which best suits your cor Feiiie,isg
II you are uesiious % ~ y,,,,ta,s
the grievances OF the various ul.l0na
against your company 80 80, 80
your company placed upon 'he tan ~ -
OF tho unions OF TINS sho tne ~
states interested IN TINS dlspuIo SI'u ~
merchants which formerly existed win
your company, and lnat an me- -,
future work In pertect hariilohg ~ - -
be accomplished oy asiees
enclosed basis OF
.. .,..,.-,.r ,s-,,t,N---
BASIS On oh ~
Between the ROCKY MouhtHi" 30
,t-,,,ItsI, 1istrict council international
I3rotherbood of Electrical Workers and
~ Nfontan, Federation Of Labor.
Eyret-ss cents per day increase for
all men employed ln OlAl. IN9 ,.',.,' 60
wyoming; 90 cents per va, aay ~, ln'I 6oat
i Ii5. a., ", 'i Butt ei'''''
Second previous contracts TO be re-
.,e,c1 Tor one wear from the date OF
-,,,1,-,ent Tho company. during the
TO- ~ this contract. not 10 employ any
-, tbsn urion operators at points
,,'hcro contract with operators exist.
,rbtrJ- strike-lrcaking operators now
,,lnio,-ed al Suite. Helena, Great
- TI,.,rgston billings and Red
] aHor %
l-1uh ,ors enpioved In Montana pre-
ops ~. ~. 49,. striire 40 be relnstated in
- .,-,.. ,,oritfons al once.
'iiTil nttes parnes 10 be removed
~ op,rating department in
tto,i
= 49,. Al, a.r,apo suit cases now
IT, ~, ,,UtemrIated against any
ioiiui"h ,,,..,,,ber thereof ingtitut-
u,i'vu y, 81, Mountain Bell Tele.
ca pg '"r -. or ~ AGENTS. arising
phoil' 5rts Of any union or am
LOW ti,,r.of to 81 dismissed al
ill'l,'"''
once An st,ika-brcaking unemen
HlAlu 60, Id, me rombnuv 20 be
no" 'l" Id nuior lInomen en-
lelllDt .,..,,.i,,,e "a tb. strike 10 be re-
pio. ga H'' $50. D., fhsIr former no.
lns'al''
rluoh7.
COMPANY STAND
..t.. g., ftIa latter aud en-
To-Day l'p's .,i,,,s.
closure ~ .tt.r ~ nae "a IN
nave 800 ~ s.,ticrTept III me
clotlns p".,',..lt tbf- cov1panv ana
dlnolrh y. ,fa,tspa which, von
the unions ,,.sa,,,r,, Z, ne unions
you can my attention "a the fact
that you nave ell'''l..s,,.i i.,, H.. go
90 ihe llJ0ltt ,.,' ,.''.. ,,.,, ,riprir,t ~
eral couI, WH'' ,, Co,f eren,es
lectlon aI lh' 80, att--,tt....
permit l", 49, 49, 1850
io ihe lh,L ,.ht.b 49,.
other points A' 49,
aero cd upon pr ll. 80
oursel'es 'L n, rntto nst yon sem a9't A.