The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-25
LAUNDRY STRIKE
WAIT INC CAME
No Further Arrests Made, and
the Best of Order Is Now
Prevailing.
STRIKERS SAY THEY ARE
SLOWLY GAINING GROUND
This Statement, However, Is
Denied by Representatives
of Other Side.

vi UtuCl bDluC.
AT the close of working hours
Friday night the Developments IL
the strike of the laundry workers
in Salt Lake are summarized as fol
lows:
Ali Of the laundries OF the city
continue work with forces vartousiy
stated to be virtually complete in
most of the plants, but admittedly
in many cases recruited from TN
trained help.
Laundry proprietors and man.
ayers declare that they are up to
present demands with their work
except i'll few specific cases and
express confidence in being able to
take care Of their business without
trouble.
Day passes without disturb bance,
save for the throwing OF bad eggs
at strike breakers employed by the
American Linen and Supply COM
pany when they went to work Fri
day morning No further clashes
occurred and no arrests were made,
Six special policemen are sworn
III under provision made by the
city council at special meeting
held Thursday night and Chief Of
Police Barlow is ready to put moro
officers at work in case necessity
should arise.
H. Theissens. guard employed
on wagon Of the American Linen
and Supply company, arrested
Thursday after he had shot and
wounded William Ruff. striker.
takes time to plead to the charge of
assault with a deadly weapon, fur
nishes bail in the sum Of $500 and
is released from the county Jail.
William Ruff. who was wounded
by Theissens. held in county jail
on charge of assault and battery
in default of $500 bail
Strikers hold meeting at Fedora
tion of Labor hall and claim to have
numerous accessions to their ranks.
Ii appears TO be In the nature of q
waiting game on both sides in the strug-
gle between the laundry managers ano
the laundry workers. which has been or
for two weeks in Salt Lake and which
threatened to come TO a climax Thurs
day when William Ruiz q union striker
was shot and wounded by II. Theissen
A strike breaker guard employed by tho
american Linen Supply company. one OF
the seven or eight companies involved
There was comparatively little OF al
exciting nature in Fridays developments
At the plant of the American company
Sixth South. between State and Main
streets rotten eggs were thrown at thu
strike breakers as they went 10 work
Yesterday morning. Manager Steiner oi
the American company SAYS that the dis
turbance was caused by former en-
ployees who have joined the Laundry
Workers union. Strike leaders. on the
contrary. declare that this is not so and
point TO the counsel given To all strikers
10 refrain from violence of any sort.
Statements Still Conflicting.
There is one point upon which the
candid investigator cannot he undecided
That is that the statements given out
by the managers Of the laundries and
the strikers are widely variant. For in
Model laundry yesterday afternoon at !
o'clock. Manager White Of the institu
ton said that only five of his girls de-
serted him. and that with the exception
lie was able TO continue work without
hindrance. Strike leaders declared tina,
seventeen workers left the Model and
that the Institution was badly crippled.
Regarding the situation ut the Amer
lean Linen supply. which is now re-
garded as the storm center. Manage
Steiner said: eve are getting our work
out In very good shape and are up with
everything except white coats. on which
today we placed a half crew at work and
expect TO have no further trouble In this
regard. Not more than thirty out OF I2C
employees have left us. The rest arc
loyal and will remain so. We have LOST
no customers OF magnitude, but are
hourly receiving many assurances oi
support from the leading business men oil
the city"
Opposed TO this is the statement of tho
strike leaders that this company is badly
crippled and is only getting out IA. por-
from other lsundries and working over
time
AT the other lsundries OF the city tho
situation is not much changed Manage,
Brooks OF the Troy said yesterday that
he had a fun force and was employing
number OF extras. and emphasized rho
statement heretofore made that his
workers had no desire 10 join the union
Special Police Provided
With view of affording adequate pro-
arise. six special policemen. appointed
yesterday by Chief OF Police Barlow
we're sw9rn In and assigned to duty in
the districts where II was thought thai
cial officers are Arthur Waller. A. ]
Sproles. w. W. Furrow. V. II. Hendrick
son. j. w. Hooper and William Pass
II. Theisscns. who Thursday shot and
slightly wounded William Ruff a striker
on West FIRST South street. Theissens
wagons manned by a nonunion driver
and Ruff one Of a committee employed
in the work Of recruiting adherents to
union ranks. was arraigned Yesterday In
Judge BoWmans court on n charge OF as
sauf with deadly weapon. took until
~ o'clock this MORNING to plead and
was remanded to the county iaiI and
last night released after furnishing a
bond of $500. Run. who is charged with
assault and battery. was held under
$500 bail.
Statement OF Leader
F. A. Graham. international prosiden,
OF the laundry workers. made the fol-
lowing statement last night regarding
the situation:
AT present the organiza ton has the
situa ton we'll In hand and with con
tinual additions TO our ranks and every
enc of our members standing lovaIly bv
us we can see but one outcome TO this
fight. and that is victory and the uIti
mate mnionizing OF every plant in Salt
Lake City.
THE general public lis with us. not
withstandins the rumors that are being
spread to the effect that we are incItinp
our members 10 violence and that the
girls are asking more pay than the busi
ness warrants.
Our members arc peacefully picket
ing the plants and they are using every
peaceablc means 10 induce the employees
10 join their ranks. Violence is for
bidden and prevented at all times The
rumor that tho girls are asking bip NO :,