Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-16
tut LAW TUE RlMgDY.


Mr.. Healheftcott, one Of the loader
OF the Pullman strike, graphically
describes the condition OF the laborers al
this juuc,ure Of the struggle with thoii
employer, AMI what he ssys isall the
more worthy Of contemplation, be-
cause there IL no reason 10 doubt 10
truthfulue,s. The men, he says, are
literally siAtve out. They have no
money. These who had little saved
have used II up aud the crowds seek
ing assistance Ia order 10 keep alive
are daily growing larger This is the
condition to which the Pullmsn
employees have beeu reduced. II
~ not necessary to feviow the
immense losses and wanion dusuuc-
lion Of properly and live, resulting
from the subsequent sympathetic
strikes, 10 order 10 feel how utter y
misplaced that "sympathy" has been.
The present dcsttuilon Of the work.
ingmen speaks for itself with con-
vinciug oloqucnce.
hetroubls IL now seemingly near.
log an end, and the next question TO
force l.sel' upon the mind of the
nation IL, how similar troubles In the
future mty be- prevented. II is AZ
parent that some remedy must he
found. In the present case n dlticf.
enco arose between few men
at n manufacturing establishment as to
the matter OF rent Of certain premises
occupied by the laborors, and ON this
account tho whole county was brou ghi
almost 10 the verge OF civil war. A
condition 10 abnormal cannot DO al
lowed 1, remain. Something must be
done TO prevent the possibility OF n lo-
cal labor strife 10 cause the whole
business Of the country TO suffer a.
from n pafalylic stroke. II one wheel
In the vast machine Ia 10 constructed
aa to impede tnu progress Of the whole,
reo9nslfuetion must take place,
aud II the precise remedy
Is unknown, dillgent study and IN.
cesant experiments will md Il. TIE
great social machine IL not complete
Ill all IT, viriou, parts operate har.
monlously, iulflllng the great purpose
for which they aIo designed.
AZ to the exact remedy there nro at
present many different opinions, but
there can probably be no doub, that on
the legislative powers OF the nation
ie,ts the Responsibility Of taxing the
m ,iter up without delpy. The
nu neroui strikes can pfoftably be
stu lied with view OF ascoftAinlng
the points OF Difference which
us Ially cause trouble. They suggest
VIII 1t legislative eunc,mrn,s are
uoe led. There are rights on both
tidrs to guard and when those rights
are defined by law, the labofers will |
no lInger need 10 commit overt acts !
for the assertion Of what they claim 10 |
DO their rlghbi they woull claim them
at Ine hand Of tho Judiciary, when
ever they thought that they had been
Imposed upoH.
This chief trouble Is that laborers
generally feel that they do not receive
nm equitable share OF the profit OF their
labor. They feel that their condition
should he 40 improved that they can
enjoy some degroo Of huppiuess while
working and look forward TO old ago
without apprehension. II Is claimed,
justly enough, that the wealth OF the
nation Is large enough to secure those
results, II more equally distributed,
pnd thRt without injury to any body.
This then IL the great problem TO solve.
This suggestions OF the editor OF the
Chicago Tribune seem to be pointers
In the right direction. He thinks the
contract syetem eau bc applied success
fully. Employees should be engaged un.
der contract and mold their positions AZ
long rs they abide by the rules agreed
upon aud uliiil their duties faithfully.
Nobody should be discharged without
due notice and no employe should leave
without serving similar notice.
Further, fund should be- created out
Of the earnings OF the employers and
employees from which the lsttrr, when
Disabled, should nave a right to some
support,
The plan is pleasing In It, details
aud it at leas, claims careful consider.
alton IN = time when it Is apparent
Shat the labor question is ono Of parlm.
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