Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-02
1t win be Marked by No Violence
And Will Depend Of,
Sentiment.
JAps co 10 WORK TODAY.
With Them Were Aliens Of Nearly
Every Nation Union
Men Only Watch.
+ Appeal is. Made to Commercial Club
no Act MS Intermediary in Bring
ing About Settlement

Tic only case Of disorder reported
10 the police in consequence OF the
strike t,as that of Il non-u,iicn Anicri-
cur4Who lad been ut work today with
q tie nliel,s. and WHO refused to give his
name to tho police. lie had left the
works at noon ana was on his way 70
Il second South eating house Wien he
Was Sci uEo,iSby three men the police
declare Ia have bccn strikers. lie WAS
more scared tliaA Injured. However.
but WAS not 10 be seen after work WAS
resumed at 1o'cloclt. no arrests were
made.
At tic blowing OF the whistle at 1
O'CLOCK, this afternoon, nine men re-
snuntled. tic others JaDs. Greeks.
.Nustrians and others. having decided
moi to 60 on with tie lob as strike
breakers. The nine men who did rt.-
spond were uut to work cleaning up
tho rubbish lii tho basement. but were
not putting M any structural iron.
Supl. llolstrom for the steel COM
Dany says that the strike IS not au-.
t,lorizcI BY the iintcrnatonal officers,
and lie intends TO begin negotiations
will, them to brlmg matters 70 II settle
mcnt.
President Halloran. the members OF
the board of governors. and Others in-.
ililcntinl IN business circles. Wt,ltc;l.
upon tic general contractors, James.
a.. Iyt,1I ~
noon, They went for the purpose Of
sionpin" work on the building until
satisfactory arrangements were made
10 put only American .nion labor at
work. Tic work being ;ltsl stand:
still tieiT visit was without result IN
ills direction. The club. EIWcNcr,
takes the position. that the construction
cmDloScu. d a.
Tie coming OF WORKERS from the cast.
IS expected this afternoon. and the re-
suit Is not known. for their coming is.
certain To place added complications
In the situation.
Work OH the netw Commercial club
building, was resumed this morning
+ with a crew composed of Japanese,
Grcells#and i Italians in. place of union
structural iron WORKERS.
Superintendent j. +. Holstronl, OF the
Construction company. announces that
a force of skilled Worl.men is being
brougil- from the East to be employed
ON the building. 5
The local: union of the International
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
began active work today to enlist the
sympathy and assistance of the salt
Lake business men and Commercial
club in its fight,
The differences existing between the
union and The Minneapolis Steel Y Ma
chincfy company, subcontractors OF
the building, arise from the refusal Of
the company to meet the dcmad for a
56R cents per hour wage schedule,
instead OF 80 cents.
With a motley crew Of Japanese,
Greeks, Italians, and n snrinkling Of
Misunderstanding men. and amid the
taunts and jeers Of several hundred
union men, their sylnpathiacrs, and a
crowd of the curious, The tie-up in thes
construction of the Commercial club
building was broken this morning, and
the erection of the structural iron and
Steel framework begun.
UNUSUAL SIGHT. IA 4 MAGNET.
After two weeks of ShasglIng over the
wage scale, in which stubbornness and
deflance We're shown on the two sides,
The contractors and the structural irons
Workers union, the builders put into
eiiect the plans which they have been
quietly working out the past few days.
4 When the whistle blew mt 8 o'clock this
morning q gang of about o. men, a
near aseregatiop Q f AL nations. but
with Japanese discriminating. stepped
into the excavation for the new home OF
inc Commercial club and waited for the
1oreinerl to tell them what to do. At
almost the sslnc instant the crowd be-
gan to gather, and in a few minutes the
p0ard fence surrounding the excavation
WAS lined With the union incti ana
those attracted by the unusual specta
Gle OF japanese and Greek strike
DreaRcrs,,'
Although not anticipating any trou-
Die, yet in order To take all precau-
stloilarN- measures and prevent any out
break or attack upon the laborers, the
e. t'a had summoned the MD OF
me sheriff's office and the police, az;
We'll as hiring a number of special mon.
Z sreriit Sharp with seven deputies, and
Two noiicen1en We're on hand. while
special officers circulated abong the
crowd
There was absolutely no disturbance.
il2WeFer, nor any show OF attempt to
prevent the beginning OF work. and the
Union men conteatcd themselves With
u running fire Of SARCASTIC comment
sa a. the eniplaynient OF Japs anil
e greeks to work on a public building.
BITTER FIGHT PROMISED,
me s. employment OF foreigners on the
g9ns,riiettonl of tlle Commercial club
, pniiding promises to result in one Of
cue cue. most bitter, fights that has stirred
3 ssllt Lake labor circles for many a
Gay, and its finish, whether within a
ia hay OF year3wi in all probability
pa accomplished through the business
men me-, and the Commercial club of Salt
ia ~, acting as the intermediary.
ne situation. in which the MINI
4 aeahoits Steel g chinery company.
- the subordinate the iron and
sseel work Of the building. and the