The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-12
Restraining Order by District
Court Against Labor Union
Is Questioned.
TESTIMONY INTRODUCED TO
PROVE THERE WAS VIOLENCE
Master Plumbers and Local
Union in Legal Fight for
Vital Principles.

state court against a labor union, nc.
straining it and its members, collcc.
lively and Individually, FROM interior
ing with non-union kc-breakcrs,
stand under the laws of Utah7
Such in substance js the question be-
ing threshed out in Judge NJ h.
Richie S division of the Third District
court.
The restraining order was issued on
August j last, upon motion of the Will
Rces Plumbing company, Of this city,
with which is Joined practically all the
other master plumbers Of Salt Lake
against Local Union No. 10 of the
United Association OF Journeymcn
Plumbers, Gas Filters, Steam Filters.
and Steam Filters Helpers Of the
United States and Canada, and suudry
individuals including the following:
Ralph Evans. Charles +. Cromar. vii.
liam Latcv, Parley Burt, J. J. O'Cou-
nor, John 5. Higham, J. d. McAllistcr,
Luke Dolan, James Gray, Earl Grit
ton, Herbert Cromar, James Clark OF
to Asbridgc. Charles Asbridgc. Charles
Arnup, stephen Dangerfield, Heber Jar
man, Albert Simpson. Herbert Pipncy.
Charles Heesh, Jr., Stephen Stanford
William Covcy, John Davidson, David
Arthur Burrows, Frauk Watson. John
Walsh, Rodney Davidson and William
Duncan.
Evans is president of the union.
Charles F. Cromar. financial secretary;
Latey, recording secretary; Burt, bust
ness agent. or walking delegate, to en-
ploy more familiar term, and Charles
T. Cromar. Higham, Burt, O'Connor
and McAllister form what is known as
the strike committee.
The petitioners for the injunction. be-
sides the Rees company, are: Higson-
RossIter company. Lawrence s Bywa-
ter, Henry ard William Green partners.
doing business as the Green Heating &
Plumbing company: y. &, Carthey, Il,
Dumbeek aud n. G. Cartbcy, partners.
doing business as Cartbey & Dumbeck.
Robert Il. Anderson, Roy I. Anderson.
Edgar y. Anderson aud John $. An.
dcrson. partners, doing business as An
derson Bros; and Higham, Burton 6
Taylor.
Alleged Facts in Case.
The alleged facts in the case are
that on June %. 1909, the master plumb.
ers were approached by a committee Of
the union which demanded an increase
in pay for eight hours from 500 TO
S6 for iOuTneymen and from 1920 70
- for juniors, the increase 20 take ef.
Of the master plumbers 10 grant tho
increase, the union men struck on June
2S
The master plumbers are alleged TO
have Brought in from eastern cities
some fourteen plumbers and other work
crs. and that these men were received
with threats, and. III some eases, with
violence, by the local unon men. On
August , at The PRAYER Of the master
plumbers. Judge c, W. Morse issued IN
injunction. the first of its kind 90 issue
under the laws Of Utah. restraining the
labor union from interfering with the
non-union men and others concerned in
the matter. IN reply. the union alleges
that no violence was used and that the
master plumbers have n secret and IL
legal combination in restraint of trade
with view Of keeping up tho prices
of plumbing work and Supplies in this
state, and also Of preventing certain
persons undesirable 10 them from doing
ii general plumbing aud pipe.fitting
business in Utah.
Case Unique in Utah
In Judge Ritchic's 's court THURSDAY
the master plumbers introduced test.
mouy. with thc view OF showing WHY
The present temporary injunction should
become permanent, while The labor
union side coutcuied itself for the time
being with questioning the master
plumbers witnesses it Is understood
that the labor union side will intro.
ducc testimony on its own account, at,
ter which win follow the arguments
While tho alleged facts. in tho case
are more or less commonplace in labor
union legal troubles, thc situation they
present Is unique under the laws of
Utah and because of this the arguments
promise TO develop matter of unusual
interest. 1t will be remembered that
similar eases in the Federal courts.
when President Tart was ON the beUch,
attracted national attention.
The testimony YESTERDAY was iareeN
we're called 10 the stand bv thc Master
plumbors: Frank G. Cnrthcv. Charles
!. Ili"Som. j. :. Eaterowitz. L. w,
Cool, Fred Croton Albcrt Lickcr Nor
rvs Weiuzimmcr, W. t. Albright, W. $,
IIighum and Rov Spepcer.
Abstract of Higson Testimony.
Charles j. UIgson testified in sub
stance as follows:
That on June - or ~ Par
union, local No, H. served on him no
ticc that on and after june Is, t9O9.
wages for joulncymen plumbers and Mt
tcrs would bc Sc for eight hours WORK.
and So for juniors and thet upon reading
the notice over ho remarked 20 Burt tbat
II meant strike and that Burt replied:
mo IT doesn't mean strike IL means
Just what ~ SAYS.
Abou, week or ten days previous To
the serving of this notice hc had had cou-
feronccs with committee FROM the union,
composed of Msssrs. CrOm0r. O'ConnoI.
Higham. MCAllistor and Eurt and at the
first of these conferences the plumbers
union wanted A committee NJ the master
plumbers TO meet like committee ~ tho
plumbers union
ON the following evening such meet
Ing was held between the respective com,
mittecs at the journ~ymcn plumbers hall
and the question was discussed ut having
a standing arbitration committee appoint
ed 10 enable them To work together In
harmony tnat the question OF the In
creased wage demand was taken up aud
OF the master plumbers
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