, 1885-09-19

III u WIDEN tuht many oil the spe-
C us sent from Rock Springs and Raw
rs TO newspapers in Denver and this
Y tiuity are intended to mislead the
p Jlic, coming from sources that are in
sympathy with the efforts Of some Of our
on empyraiies to increase excitement and
pandor ~ the prejudi Q of the u nJrant.
The real situation is bad enough, and
Misrepresentation and special lyuug
should be suppressed. ""HE LEADER gives
this morning, in It's telegraph columns, a
report Of the present situation at Rock
Springs. from n reliable source. aud 1t
will be observed that no mention is made
therein Of any extraordinary demand
made by the representatives Of any laU,r
organization.
The significance Of this report
should be studied with care. 1t
Is Of great Interest to both cap
iual and labor. The government Of
the United states, appearing as Il party
in interest IN tbis controversy, steps in
aud with all its powerful machinery
virtually assumes control. As in duty
bound, aud in accordance with law and
treaty stipulations, It's officers are as
sembled at the scenes of the recent
troubles. to see that justice is done 10 all
parties and full protection is given to the
government 8 interests. to the railroad
aud coal companies and to the mincrs.
white and yellow. native aud foreign
born. To the many eminent men who
arc to-day assembled 1T Rock Springs
may be entrusted the proper settlement Of
the present difficulties, aud the people
may rest assured that right and justice
will prevail.
The vast majority of the members of
Il labor organizations are allies of such
capital as is %usefullY employed in produc-
ton and in legitimate business; they have
no sympathy with any movement that
contemplates and approves rufianism,
violence, murder and arson. They are
the men, who when called upon
by the citizens OF Evanston, recently, pro-
tected the lives and property of the peo-
pie there and prevented a recurrence of
the scenes enacted at Rock Springs.
They are the men on whose labor capital
depends for its gains and profits, aud who
have built up our cities, the great manu-
features and the great transportation
lines of the continent. There is no war
between this class of labor and honest
capital. There is no war between this
class OF wOrkmen and the capitalists of
the country. by whom labor is employed
and by whom the wages of industry is
paid.
While there is no war between honest
labor and honest capital, there are at
times serious differences of opinion in re
gard to their own respective rights and
the rights ufeach other, Both are some.
times stubborn in refusing what they can
afford to grant, and in adhrring
TO unreasonable demands that have
been inconsiderltely made. But af-
ter longer Or shorter periods of
disagreement, they uniformly uccede To
s%tipulauous based On compromises and
agreements, and the workmeu rturu to
their task. while the apitalist r~rtircs Ia
out the wages he has agreed Ia uay
Between capital and the intelligent work
iugmen there can be no lasting differences
Of opinion or interests, no matter what
may be the efforts of cranky newspapers
to bring about such a result
The disturbances at Rock Springs.
which led to murder aud rapine, and now
again sought to be renewed by the press
OF this territory, with a few honorable
exceptions, we're led by enemies not uuly
of capital but OF honest, law abiding ami
intelligent labor. 1h,se l,adcrs aud agi-
tators are the cnemics of society and good
government, and it may become the duty
of society at no distant day to treat thcm
as such.