Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-22

The public may have formed en-
roneous impressions Of the Knights
OF Labor In the controversy. We DO
not pretend to dictate 10 the COM
pany that il shall not discharge en-
pioyes, but, in all fairness. the dis.
charged man should be told WHY he
Is dismissed. During the session Of
the last State legislature theKnights
OF Labor Of New York were Aciiye
In the r'-s-g- ~ .i.r weekly pay bill.
a e0.....-..--. -. knights, represent
Ing The employees Of the New York
Central, were faced In the legislature
committee room at Albany by the
attorney Of the railroad, and brow
beaten, Questioned and terrorized.
"Some Of the members OF that
committee, who were at the time
employed by the New York Genital,
were discharged without cause, or,
rather, without any given cause.
There exits
NOT TIE SHADOW or A DOUBT
in the mind OF that committee that
these men were singled out for en-
deavoring 20 secure the passage Of
the above mentioned law. After
thoroughly investigating the causes
which led TO the strike and making
every effort in their power 10 induce
the company 10 arbitrate or submit
TO an investigation Of the question AZ
issue, namely, whether the men
were discharged because they were
knights Of LabOr and for the puT-
pose Of destroying their organization
rs they believe or maintain, or for
just cause and proper reasons, Is
the officials Of the company allege.
"rhe General Executive Board
have, 10y unanimous yste, deter
mined 10 stand 10y the men who,
whether their strike il OppOrtune or
not, had no alternative consistent
with their manhood. have no
doubt but it is tile determination Of
the management 10 destroy the or
ganizltiOn Of labor along the line Of
the New York Genital unless theOr
ganization subsequently bends the
knee 10 the will q the Nauderbilts.
'During the controversy, TOucey
and Webb stated, and repeated the
statement. Jiiat the men were not
discharged ieCause they were
Knights, and that they expected
the public 10 believe them simply
because they say -. Both these
gentlemen deny certain things la
relation to their conversation with
inc, which both Devlin and my
self are prepared 10 make affidavit
10.
Everything that could in honor
lie done TO terminate the strike ON an
honorable basis for these men was
done and the alternative Of uncon-
ditiOnal and absolute surrender on
the part Of the men, or protest
against the tyranny % the railroad
officials was presented 10 "a. Under
the circumstances such a surrender
would be unmauly. IL would -
c0warily and unworthy q the
scOnes Of men who, on two hemis
phrres, struggled aud died for
THE RIGHTS or HUMANITY.
"we did not seek the quarrel
The General Executive Blani knew
nothing Of il un;iii,was thrust uIOn
them. NOS that We have u face IL
We ask the entire order Of Knights
OF Labor 10 cOme 10 our assistance
with means to win the strike. We
have 10 fight a Iower which owes IT.
lofty bearing To- the wealth which Il
has piled up from the laior 81 the
employees Of the road. Untold mil
lions are nj its command and We
want money 10 carry on the sirlg-
gle. We not only ask the Knights Il
i.ab0r TO come - cur aid, bat we ask
il Of all the memhers Of all organized
labor. We not only a-k Of the lalOr
organizations, but We ask % the
great puhlir away beyond our organ
/ izlri0n OF lahUr to come 10 car aid.
sswc are fighting against a power
far more dangerous than that which
laid down it, arms at Yorktown one
hundred years ago. Their light
was against ole king To-Day II J.
against hundred. one 81 whom, Ia
ah after-dinuer speech not
long ago. siii: There are
INV men in this county who
have it in their power 10 con
troll the currency 81 the Uniteu
states. control her cJmmerce, and
at a days notice sioq every wheel
in the whole territory 81 the United
states. The struggle i far more
momentuus than il was during the
American revolution. Then our
fathers fought for liberty; now We
are fighting TO maintain II; then the
enemy was 5000 mil,s away; today
lac i enirenched ia oar own 90
miniOus. lie mas his fingers around
our legislature; he stands Al the door
Of Congress T. bar out legislation Ia
the interests Of the masses, he PIE
STUNTS tG,iictate - the Executive 81
the nation; he attempts 10 siransle
and corrupt the judiciary, aud he
does all these things by no shadow
OF divine right, bat 10y the power Of
money, wrung from the benGlns
lacks Of the railway laborer; wruns
from the mortgages u the farmers
Of the land; wuug from the bust
ness interests Uf America; wruug
frum the heart u the b,s = and
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