Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-17

QUIT WORK
ON THEATRE

IN looks like deliberate attempt
an he part OF Mr.. stoolman 10 gain m
entering wedge through the building
Lahorers With which 10 force reduc.
lion Of WAGES unon all erafts@ aaid a
prominent labor leader In discussing
the strike Of building laborers Al the
new theater
The strike Was called On Monday at.
ternoen at o'clock aud not until after
a conference Of representatives Of lab.
or with Mr.. stnclman, during which
be natly refused To eoncede 10 pay
moro than Is cents quoting The price
OF labor In Indianapolis. rerN lIan,e
and Evansville. Ind. where conditions
are altogether different ~ to rents. Nv.
ing eostss etc. than they are IN The
Twin GILES. and where. noiwIthAtand.
ing statements Of MI. Sioelman. labor
is receiving WAGES equal 10 those ask.
cd for By union labor here.
Two acts Of lahorere are employed
| on the ncw theator, une by Mr. stool
man, aud the her hy Royal Stipas.
| the material man. The force employed
by Mr.. Stoolman was notified OF the
cut. while Mr., Stipes' men were NOT
Ia be reduced In pay, he believing the
rate pa d TO be fair. However. MIR,
Stines men left the job when their
brothers were reduced.
! "From now on we propose To en-,
ploy common lahorers who apply FOR
work whether they are members Of
the unions or not We do moi intend
10 discriminate against union men"
says Mr.. Stoolman in statement to
the press. However. facts do moi bear
out this statement as men applying
for work, upon presenting their cards,
have been told that This Ia not a
union Job"
| When asked why he directed his nc.
tions toward the lahorers. Mr. Stool
man stated that II was not fight
against the laborers alone. but that n
applied To all crafts, whom. he consid.
cred, must take reduction
| A request for meeting between Mr..
Stoolman and the union war refused
by that gentleman.
Mr. Stoolman's statement to the
press does not bear out hia statement
10 representatives OF labor. lnaamuell
IA he stated that the Job wAs hgured
on the prevailing prices OF local labor
IN tze t|rxt s5Lntraet rrte9 -
\ j{Elietd prt1 unniGy 66 hi HFfxnEffs b
\ settlement Of labor trouble In Chi
cago which he thought would have II,
effect here.
An unfortunate phase VI the situ
alton. IL the part played by Mayoi
Tucker. Mr.. Tucker. II iH said, ha,
been anxious for some time 10 find EN-
ployment for number OF men who
were jobless. and IN his zeal TO do this
oyerstepped the bounds OF propricty
In directing a number of non.unionisti
| TO the struck Job. Some OF these men
were employed AK strlkebseakers. iin
| der promise. II Is said. of protection :
| But so far, We have seen no armed
guards on the job. and they will not
be needed Whether or not the mayor
| attempted 10 break the strike he alone
knows. but the fact remains that his
action is greatly resented by union
men, as unnecessary interference on
the part OF outsiders In disputes that
should be- settled between the contract.
or and the men affected. This, together
with his request that the strikers 10
back TO work at the reduced wages. IL
taken by some as an indication that
he In in sympathy with low wage
program and ita resultant evils.
Az this writing "wednesday after.
noon). the situation Is about the same
as when the trouble began. There are
non.union men on the job. and II IL
hard 10 tell what the outcome will be.
II is said the contractor has offered 70
employ the union men nj the rate OF
80 cents an hour, which Arrangement
would be unsatisfactory to the men.
When II IL considered building lab.
orers find employment only about eight
or nine months in the year, so cents
an hour must seem TO be a very low
rate OF pay, and 10 accept a reduction
at this time when the cost OF living
has not been materially reduced.
would be a step that could lily be af.
| forded by the men.
Carpenters employed on the Job are
not affected by the strike. and wheth.
er they and other tradesmen VIII be
drawn into the affair will be decided
by future Developments