Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-23
wHITELAw REID KNUCKLES.

Whtelaw Reid, OF the New York
Tribune, has instructed his business
manager to pay compositors on that
journal so cents per thousand ems for
composition, thus putting an end to the
bitter war he has maintained against the
Typographical Union for the past two
years. The forced position which the
Tribune had to occupy on the many
recent labor strikes looked hypocritical
to those who knew the inner workings OF
that Office, and while the paper patted
the Knights OF Labor on the back in some
cases, it systematically refused to give
equal rights to the working force who
printed it. There can be no
doubt but that proprietors OF newspapers,
as we'll as OF other business undertakings,
have perfect right to arrange their own
business affairs, but when they are in
position to interfere with thousands OF
other workingmen in the same line OF
business, they should, in the interest of
the fair dealing they preach, cease such
interference, and show to the world it is
not personal matter they support, but
principle involving all men who labor for
a living, and their interests. In various
parts Of the country, some OF the leading
| journals have loaded their columns from
time to time with the grandest per-
orations imaginable, in favor Of the
n y,,;,. ,f Tol tl,a,,
combating the inroads made by capital
on their welfare, and at the same time
they were grinding their own workmen
in the dust, or what was worse. forcing
them out OF employment and filling their
places with what are known as "scabs," F"
or Gratis" The Tribune of New York did
this to the extent OF feeding and bedding
full force OF such "rats" within the
Tribune building, and throwing out of
employment several hundred men who
asked only the same wages and privi-
leges as were given in other newspaper
offices in the same city. Not only did it
work this hardship to the men
who were discharged but the &c.
ton was countenanced by many
other employers, and il they had
the means to do it, they too, would
lock out all the MN who would not ac
cede to their terms. Owing to the grea
number OF printers who make their home
in New York City, Reid and the Trib,n
were able to carry on the fight, but thi
act of his proves that it was a losini
game to him, and all the men in tn,
) country who pick type for a living viii
rejoice that he has been forced to quas
acknowledgment Of his error. No MAJ
who knows Whitelaw Reid, and his repu
tation for generosity, will believe he mad
) this concession for any other than reason
which he could not help or successful
fight, and not from any motive OF rem
dering to labor the rights due to it. TIL
: outcome would be similar in many othe
!, Offices throughout the country, but tina
keen dread OF being blacklisted by th
Union keeps them from the step, an
forces them to acknowledge right t
!, printers which they freely claim for al
other laborers. There are many curious
phases OF the recent labor troubles, bu
) none more so than the loud-mouthe,
advocates of the rights of labor in the
, columns, being forced to knuckle unwill
ngly to the effect of their own preaching
t Hypocrisy in newspaper is the mos
:. contemplate sight of the times.