The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-18
THE STRIKE AND ARBITRATION.

With respect to the situation in Cal
Iifornia, what part should arbitration
play in putting down the conspiracy
! of aSSassins to maintain guerilla war
fare against the United States and it's
lawful defenders ?-Philadelphia Ledger
| Rep.)
To which it can5only be replied in the
language of the old darkey: "Such
questions as dat will upset any sys-
TEN of theology BIS
We therefore. maintain the principle
of arbitration as between employer and
| employee. 1t seems to us that employers
are bound, morally, if not by statute,
| to deal in confidence and frankness
and consideration by those who work
| for them. If differences arise they
should be compounded. If misunder-
standings intervene they should be ex-
planned. Washington Post Qnd)
Voluntary arbitration would be good
| impracticable if not impossible. and is
not likely to serve any good purpose,
Anarchy must be overthrown. Free
government can't exist with anarchy
as a potent factor in the land, and as
reason and argument utterly fail to
restrain its lawlessness and murder, the
bullet and the bayonet must assure
peace to the people of the republic
There is nothing to arbitrate or COM
promise when anarchy confronts law
and order.-Philadelph Times Dem)
What anarchy there was has been
overthrow. Arbitration should pre-
cede a resort to force.
4 1t was at some sacrifice of personal
conviction that the president took this
action, and his course is therefore the
more to be commended. From the day
the American Railway union took up
the cause of the Pullman strikers the
battle has been one only for the prin-
CARNATIONS demanded and Pullman de-
. nied.-Chicago Times Dem)
The signs of battle were much more
prominent in the strike than the prin-
ciple for which the strikers were fight
ing.
The findings of the authorized arbi-
traitors, however, would carry so much
of moral force with them that they
would generally be accepted as maj;
At any rate they would be accepted
by the people as lust, and the govern
ment would not be called on to take
sides in a strike,- as it has been called
on in this instance, without considering
the justice of the cause it was espous-
Iing-F1orida Times-Union Oem)
; 1t is not certain that the findings OF
the arbitrator would be generally
, adopted as final, or as just. Mucn
would depend on the personnel OF the
arbitration commission.
So long as they advise and encour-
: age offensive operations against the
commerce of the various states, against
all the industries of the country, and
against the interests of ali classes and
conditions of its citizens they must be
treated as other persons engaged II
dangerous conspiracies are treated
There can be no arbitration concern
: ing the lawfulness of lawlessness.-
Chicago Inter-Ocean RepO
This is sound to the core and needs
no comment.
Governor Altgeld can go ahead with
his state troops and preserve order anu
deal with all revolts against state
Authority, but the United States should
z deal with the men who rebel against
the national authority. 1t is no time
to be clubbing over the rights OF
states when $4,000 rioters in a single
day threaten the very existence of the
metropolis of the west. We go as fal
as anybody in upholding home rule. but
if the day ever comes when our loca
, authorities in Georgia will not or can
not preserve the peace and order. VIC
hope to see the federal government
1 preserve peace and order, we hope tt
: see the federal authorities come to the
; rescue of the people, as they have done
In Chicago-Atlanta Constitution Dem
This is a Democratic answer from
r the south to Governor Altgeld's posi-
, ton.
: As all the facts come to light it i!
: made plain that Mr.. Pullman coalt
have prevented this strike, with its at
tendant consequences, without the sac
rifice of either dignity or dollars HI
claims that his books would show tina
q even at the reduced wages he wa!
manufacturing cars at a loss. If thi
be true, arbitrators would. unquestion
ably have decided in his favor. So h
. at least had nothing to lose by the ar