The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-29
Managers, However, Declare
That Their Working Forces
Are Nearly Normal.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY
PRESIDENT FRED GRAHAME
j. W. Mcmillan Runs Away
With Wagon, but Is
Captured.

Big gains In the laundry union mem
bership lists claimed by the union Of
ficials, with the laundry management
standing pat and claiming that they
are still doing business in "A manner
satisfactory to patrons, is the way the
laundry strike situation lined up Tues
day night
n well attended meeting OF the union
was held at Federation OF Labor hal
Tuesday night.
y number Of the employees Of thf
Royal Laundry went out TUESDAY, but but
mcnt says that only ten employees quit
while the strikers say that forty-twu
walked out.
Grahame, president OF the international
Laundry Workers union. was authorized
Tuesday night,
After reviewing the situation carefully
since the first walkout OF the laundry
workers. there Is only one conclusion 10
bc dra wn. and that is OF the business and
fairness of our contention.
Help From Outside.
The assertions OF the propriet tors that
have only a small membership is re-
futed by the fact that over one-half of
the help employed in this city arc mem
bers OF our organization, The Justice of
our claim to public sympathy has been
proven by the ready response OF business
men and the support OF organized labor,
which In itself makes plain our conten-
tion that we have the right 10 organize
as well as those who deal out a mere
pittanCc for Ions hours of work 10 those
employed In the laundries of Salt Lake
City.
MANY of the restaurants are using
paper napkins The barieudcrs have
stopped using coats and as Few towels,
aprons and other supplies as is possible.
That the BARRIERS will take the same ac-
ton is assured and the public In general
is not sending out linen. the men resort :
ing In many cases TO the soft flannel
shirt.
and have proven themselves not only u
credit To the labor movement in Salt
Lake, but 10 the movement generally
The insistence on the part of the pro
ing the other laundrics in fighting us
brought us to the conclusion that our
only recourse was 10 call out their en-
ployecs, forty of whom reported for work
this morning. They were later induced
by our picl1ets to stay out. They were
initiated later at "a meeting held In Fed
Grafton of Labor hall,
This fight means much. mol only, TO
the labor movement In Salt Lake, but
to the cause in the state of Utah. and
neither money nor time will be spared
10 make il a success. OF the ultimate
outcome We have no doubt
Secretary Knerr's Statement.
Secretary knerr of the Laundry Work
ers union made the following statement
Tuesday night
I'VE are receiving financial aid from
United States. We are able to take care
OF our comradc strikers and feel confl-
dent that the end Is near. The demon
stratiou, parade or, Saturday night prom
held In Salt Lake City"
Secretary Knerr says that fifteen Of
the forty-two employees of the Royal
who walked out Tuesday morning were
already members of the union. The re-
twenty seven, he says, were
into the union at a meeting held
morning.
The managements OF the laundHes say
that they are still operating their plants
and taking care of all business. The
American Linen Supply company. ac-
or twelve vacancies in It's. corps OF en-
ployees and is running along in salts
factory shape. At the Royal, the man
agement says work is going right along
and that only few workers left yester-
day morning. The management OF the
Model says that operations are going on
as usual and at the Colonial 1t is said
that no new hands have been employed
and that none is needed,
Union leaders say that several of the
locals have expressed Willingness to
workers, and II is planned to outline
further campaign of protest at the mass
meeting TO be held Saturday iu night i at at
just before the meeting.
Mcmillan on Rampage.
j. w. Mcmillan. who the police say
had been drinking. was arrested Tues
day, after he had jumped into an Amer
lean Linen Supply company wagon.
which was left standing in front OF the
Judge building, and had driven II as far
rs Second North and Ounce streets. The
driver Of the wagon was distributing
linen IN the Judge building, and found
his wagon gone when he came cut.
Residents on Second North notified the
supply company officers that a man was
driving one OF their wagons at a furious
rate In that locality and that he was
throwing linen all over the streets.
w. r. Pollock. manager OF the supply
company. and Patrolman j. *. Hinton
of the police department followed Nc
MILAN in light rig and overlook him
In the northwestern part of the city.
They were on their way to the station
with the mau when thew met officers
and detectives from the police station.
Mcmillan refused TO say whether he is
n striking laundryman or merely In
sympathy with the strikers. though he
worker. The charge agains; him has been
left open.
The officers say Mcmillan can be
charged with grand larceny for taking
the horse aud wagon away and that
charge OF cruelty 10 animals might also
Bc placed against him FOR the manner in
which he drove and beat the horse,
Secretary Rnerr OF the laundry work
ers' union says that they have no Nc.
MILAN oil their membership lists an(
that they know nothing at all about him