Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-12
IMPORTED WORKMEE.
a Labor Organization Prefers Charges
against tue Cllmtr.Jannings Go.
LENGTHY PLEA 10 THE COUNCIL.
Mr. Jennings Declares that the Charges
are Wholly Uniruc.-1ia Com.
nauy fayors Utah Workmcn.

Too % wing commune on from
al organic ton calling ,t,lr tho Com
binod Federation tf Labor was read 10
the meeting % tlo C.ty Council lat
Might and referred 10 , special olm-
m'tise consisting f Follnd, wantltnd
anu Moran.
We the undersigned mott respect.
iAlly beg % t'nder you our Garnet
pfltft ngain't tho action taken by
the Culnef-Jennings firm in endea-
voring u f1od our city with men by
engaging lsborers outside cftle 1orrl-
pry - DO public work. a copy Ct said
tender ia enclosed.
Admitting that tho contractors have
undoultsd right provided they fllGlI
the contAJt or rather 40 understands
ins bets cen them and the CITY Coun.
Gil cf SOL Lake work lJr Sal, Lake
Wotkmuu, 10 emf 10y or dismiss men AZ
Their own leisure. But VIII - We have
plenty Of skilled wotkmen hero who
arc willing % wOfk-peoplo VINO arc
good citizens aud taxpayers have ~
parade tlo streets ID give room flr
foreign lab1reTs. VIZ consider 4 uu.
just that ttlefs should come here aud
take away the bread from our children.
We notice thtt the firm If Green
* 5 allmau has tees the bidders OF their
'outtact down % Sat Lake work ior
SAT- Lake WOtltmuu. We understand
also ltt the Pacific Paving company
has done the same thing. Why should
not these people 30 liEewlst?
tits unnecessary lJI VS. /, state the
deplDmble condition of those humble
citizens who have been pamdiug thl
streets Tor tue last four mOHtla waiting
for the time b arrive When they once
more could put a shoulder T. the
wheel 10 help ON our homo industries.
Yes, men VINO have suffered expo,uru
Tor the princil l-s OF cur great aud
u1lle freedom as wJfkingmen. Indeed,
gelilemeu, were u possible Tor ia "a
reverse the universe and call ack ye
totdRy, aud any of you to witness the
| thrOng that was seeking employment
ON Main steel, you would agree with
w that for every man emu lDyed fifteen
NNAN NNAA hNhe hHhA 10 Aht hAANNA'
Jennings company insist on flooding
our city with more men. We have
iauts ~ prove that three yeats ago a
great number OF those emigraui
hborers were shipped from different
arts of the country aui when they
arrived they found the city foil & { men
and nothing to do, and they wer,
consequently arrested Tor vaRrancy,
They were honest worsmeu AMI some
VI tnem are here today. This being so
We pray that our most earnest appel
he heard by you aud that steps be
taken TO preyeutth the coming oppression
on Nv.
We do not wish our brethren TO par
ticlpate In turcl-light procession
protesting against The uncbllet-lOi
action tf the contractor b, fore giving
you chance TO redeem W. In adopt.
ing such course It will have teudeu
cy 10 reduce your dignlty and tramplC
ON the integrity Of our people.
THE OBJECTIONABLE PAPER.
Following Is copy of the paper filsd
with communication:
Tho /. y. l. Employment Agency.
IabOrors furnished railroads aud cor.
poraliOns. l62s Seventeenth Street,
Denver, Colo.
Mr.. jennings, 20 Culmor Block. Sal
Lake Cityi
Dear Sir.-I sent you two more NOR
today. The men are told what to do. Il
they mlsrOpfcsent themselves II IN thoil
fault. can get all you want so you car
take your pick of them
w. j. ALLEN.
Mr.. Jennings Of the Culm er-J Gu
nings Paving company was seen al
his Office by NEWS reporter today
aud asked for his version Of the affair
Mr.. jennings said: "rhe charges are
absolutely fjundatlonless. The Cul.
mei-Jenniugs Paving company Ia,
never sent TO Denver or anywhere elise
for "A single man. The fIct IL that
every man we employ lisa Utah resi.
dent with the solitary exception Of our
street superintendent, who IL an expert
In his line. No Utah man has had his
experience In paving and | don't think
anybody has right TO NEEDLE with
ournllairs or dictate TO W US to what VT
should orshCuld not DO"
GLOW do you explain tho Denver
communication, Mr.. JcDnlngt?" asked
the reporter.
swell, believe 1t happened in this
wise: You see am in
diyldually connected with five
companies which during the summer
months will emf 10y about i've hundred
men. AIN manager Il three and
vice president Of tho remaining two,
among which Is the Mountain Stone,
for winch on the 18th If March last |
wrote TO Denver for ton exert Churn
DIM quarrymon VINO could not obtain
In U,uh. They were TO DO used In the
quarry In the mountains Tor duarrying
anu cutting certain kinds Of blocks
which only expert men can do. Up 10
tuis morning no men had responded
from Denver or any other point out.
side OF Utlh, aud all OF the men ON
loyeu by the five companies are Utah
men eXcept In tho one instance 10
which have referred.
"As to the Organization making the
cha gc,, am assured by ex-Presldent
Sraier uf the Federated Tndes C0un.
oil that IL Ii In no way connected with,
NOR does it have the approval OF the
regular Labor Council OF Utah"