Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-09

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE IN A ST.
sralAN PRISON.
The GILLIAN Government Offers the
Soldiers Rewards for Not
Revolving.
They do not want any "scab" Labor
cr- Tor the worlds rsir

CHICAGO, Feb. s,--rhe organized
labor OF Chicago asserted itself today
regarding the Worlds Fair. At tile
regular meeting Of the Trade and
Labor Assembly, body said 10 repre-
sent 1000 workiugm-n, and one Of
whose officer. was given n seat IN the
Worlds Fair directory IN recognition
Of $500, 900 subscribed by worklngmen
TO guarantee the fund of the fair. In.
tense Interest was manifest In the sub
Ject, M there had been much discus
sion beforehand Ia the meeting. OF
industrial unions.
Tue excitement began when James
O'COnnell, president OF the assembly,
ofiercl resolutions that when IL was
iirst proposed 10 hold the Worlds Co.
lumbin Exposition In Chicago, organ.
ilrd labor was appealed n by the pros
moteS OF the Institution TO assist them
Ia securing needed legislation In favor
OF Chicago; that the monbcrr Of the
various trade unions aud labor organlk-
ations Of Chicago subscribed libvr.
ally 10 the stock; that implied
Inducements were held out by the
| promoters 10 the working people Of
Chicago, that In NIL work done on
building union labor shout he rccog.
nized aud have preference over scab
labor, and that the present Worlds
Fair directory indicate n refusal %
recognize union labor, but threaten TO
employ Unfortunately nOn.unlon
lahoi thereby flooding the labor market
Of Chicago, with the ultimate design
81 destroying the trade unions. There.
fore, be II
Resolved, Tim, We, ~ union men. pro,
test against this action ct the World,
Fair directors, aud unless Immediate ac
tim j. taken by that bodytn redeem thoil
implied pledges given In regard tn uniot
labor. that We shall deem IL our duty Il
oppose In every way any further legislt
ton. either municipal, Slato or National
la favor Of said exposition, and We here
10y recommend all MOfkingnlou who sul
Hcrihcd for stock to decline Ia pay an
further nsunsmonis until the ptopof o.
suranco-. are giNon that the implio
pledges be kept, aud he u further
Resolved, THAT unless satisfactory NJ
, -urpnce- are glNcn by the direcior- III
/. their iudicatcri action will be changed, "
, shall deem u our duty To- ask tue coop
|, nation of the organized labor throngh0l
the country Ia assist US In making on
protest emphatic.
, In an instant u dozen men were o
the hvvit "hH p'IP'iy rP''Nh''t WI
, tanning some pointed personalities
, followed. O'Connell said; awe vii
make the directory put n regiment Q
. soldiers around the grounds II they On
pioy scab labor. The day has pnsse
when organized labor can be ignor'
In great public enterprise OF TIL
kind.v
The resolutions We're carried withou
opposition. A committee was appoint
ed 10 work In conjunction with tn
committee appointed by the Contra
Labor Union and Carpenters Council
and these committees, II IL understood
win wait on the mayor aud ask him Il
issue n manifesto, showing the humble
and condition OF the labOring mon o
Chicago. They will also 20 before tn,
Worlds Fair directory with the allow
resolutions, and ask, further, tina
eight hours constitute days work IL
the Worlds Fair construction.