Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-13
SILENCE RE|GNS
IN PRESS ROOMS.
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Other Unions in Allied Printing
Trades Meanwhile Hold
Daily Meetings.
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THREATS OF s.oPEN Shops
THREATS OF soPEN Shops
Employers Hint at Such stcp-Iron-
& workers Duo to Meet Tomorrow
TO Discuss Situation.

With the other unions in the allied
printing trades forced for their own
existence to oppose them. the condi-
tons in the strike of the pressnen
and press feeders assumed q. different
aspect than was the case yesterday.
With placards In the windows Of the
print shops affected by the strike seek
ing men to- fill the places Of the strik-
iers, the prospect of the open shop
looms up again and one employer said
this morning that If he could not get
union men to work at the scale that
has been In effect. he would take such
ether steps rs might be necessary.
but would not permit his business to
be stopped by the men on strike He
asserted that there is sufficient CO.
hesion among the employing printers
OF the city to effect the open shop,
Aneeting of the allied printing trades
is on the schedule for this afternoon
One was held yesterday, but officers
of the various unions declined to dis
.cuss the matters taken up in the meet
ing. It IS understood that the Inter-
national Typogra phical offices in 1ndi-
annapolis have been communicated With.
being advised of theS conditions in this
city. Tho instr IONS from the head
offices of the national is neces-
sary before any 6einite step will be
taken. bit it is believed by the local
printers that the sanction to intercede
will he given. IT is stated that no re-
f,1io lee tn, ,tfSfa
sympathy with the pressilleI and feed
.ers has been made and the printers also
say that While they are in accord with
the demands of the pressmen and feed 4
lers generally, still they are y need of.
and will not feel disposed
to 60. on strike. That the question oT
open shop has been discussed in meet
irgs of the unions Is admitted. but the
union men say that they do not believe
1T possible at this time ataleast to force
this condition. On the other hand the
tennploying printers say that u As y
matter they will be forced to consider
seriously if unrea soilable demands are
made upon them
WOULD aIAIFl COZ cHssIQ Ns,
An employing printer said this
morning that he believed all printing
tablishincnts in the city would pe
willing TO ina re con cesslons IN ans
matter OF wage scale, overtime
charges and other points covered, ps
feeders. but that none OF them would
accept the shop rule regarding switch
inp feeders The strikers II In their
ultimatum declared that they would
Snot meet their employers for cofl-
cessions and that their demand WAS
final.
One OF the larger establishments IN,
the city is facing a serious problem.
tt is already very close to a month
behind on its work OH account OF the
volume of bushes in hand = MEMBER
OF this firm this morning declared
emphatically that unless the men re-
turn TO work or agreed 70 l mseea ~,
concessions in the matter of rules ana
scale by Monday concerted actlon
would result among the employing
printers and the issue forced TO a set
Element by cancellation OF agreements
with tho unions and the adoption, OF
the open shop policy or IN some ot lr
manner to be determined ul'otl'
WITH THE IRON WORKERS.
Until the meeting OF the Structural
IRON Workers Friday in Eastman nan,
deveIopn,ents in the situation WITH rc-
gard to the men on strike VIII pc lew
This morning the announcement was
made at union headquarters that tne
contracting firm OF A. O. d. Mc L'oiiaktsu.
had agreed to the new scale for rei!l-
forcers and the men will resume WORK
tomorrow morning. There are still FIVE
other contractors to hear from and
meanwhile the construction IN WHICH
they are interested is at standstlll
The statement of members Of the
union yesterday to the effect that the
other building trades will likely so on
strike in sympathy with the iron work
}ers is refuted this morning bHsman III
the other building trades. An official of
tho carpenters union, the strongest
union in the city probably, said this
,norning that while his union was in
sympathy with the iron workers, the
conditions in the labor world for the
last two years had been such that as
a matter of self protection they could
not afford to go on strike at this time
even if the demands Of the ironWorkcrs
were not granted. Union nasons arc
practically in the same frame OF mind.
Metal fathers, plumbers. brick and
stone nlasons, hod carriers and others
engaged in the building trades are piac-s
ticaIly idle during the difference OF
opinion existing between the contrac-
tors snl the iron workers.