The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-13
Il WAS NOT ALL SUNSHINE
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this way of the matter of the use OF
federal troops;
Section 4, article iv of the federal
constitution reads as follows: The
United States shall guarantee to every
state in this Union a republican form
of government and shall protect each
of them against invasion and on appli-
cation of the legislature or of the eX-
ecutive (when the legislature cannot
be convened against domestic vio-
lence.'
United States troops were not sent
Into Illinois upon the application of the
legislature nor of the executive, against
domestic violence, i. e., violence affect
ing the state and its government an
such. The president ordered the
troops to Chicago
Ito protect federal property.
ITO prevent obstruction in the carry
: ing of the mails.
3S-To prevent interference with in
Iterstate commerce.
'ETo enforce the DEGREES and man
dates of the federal courts.
He did this under the authority of
Isection 529S of the revised statutes of
the United States. which provides:
Whenever. by reason of unlawful
lobstructions, combinations or assem-
Iblages of persons or rebellion against
1.-THE authority of the government of the
United States 1t shall become impracti-
cable, in the judgment of the president,
to enforce by the ordinary course of jul
dicial proceedings, the laws of the
United States within any state or terri
| tory, it shall be lawful for the presi-
dent to call forth the militia of any
state or all states, to employ such
parts of the land or naval forces of the
United States as he may deem neces-
sary to enforce the faithful execution
of the laws of the United States, or to
suppress such rebellion in whatever
state or territory thereof the laws of
the United States may be forcibly op-
posed, or the execution thereof forcibly
| obstructed."
There is no evidence before the COM
mission that the officers of the A. r. U.
/ at any time participated in or advised
intimidation, violence or destruction of
property. They knew and fully appre-
ciated that as soon as mobs ruled, the
organized forces of society would crush
the mobS and all responsible for them
in the remotest degree and that this
meant defeat. The attacks upon cor
porations and monopolies by the lead
ers in their speeches are familiar as
those to be found in the magazines and
industrial works of the day.
Strikers and Outrases.
''From the testimony, it is fair to
conclude that strikers were concerned
in the outrages against law and order,
although the number was undoubtedly
small as compared with the whole
number out"
The report adds, however:
MANY impartial observers are
reaching the view that much of the
real responsibility for these disorders
rests with the people themselves and
with the government for not adequate
ly controlling monopolies and corpora
lions, and for falling reasonably to
protect the rights of labor and redress
its wrongs. No one asserts that laws
can completely remedy contentious as
to wages, etc, but many do insist that
something substantial can be accom-
plished in this direction if made hon.
estly and reasonably in good faith
In conclusion, the report says:
Since nations have grown to Tie
wisdom of avoiding disputes by con-
Citation, and even of settling them by |
arbitration, why should capital and |
labor in their dependence upon each |
other. persist in cutting each others |
threats as a settlement of differences? |
Official reports show that much prog !
ress has been made in the more sane |
direction of Cancellation and arbitra-
ton, even in America. Abroad, they |
are in advance of us in This policy. |
Were our population as dense and op-
portunities as limited as abroad, pres |
ent industrial conditions would keep
US much more disturbed than we now |
are by contests between capital and |
labor Some of our courts however |
are still porting over the law reports of |
antiquity in order to construe conspir-
acy out OF labor unions unnecessari lv.
we also nave employers who obstruct
progress by perverting and misapply-
ing the law of supply and demand,
and who, while insisting upon indi-
vidualism for workmen, demand that
tney snail be let alone to combine as
they please, and that society and all
us forces shall protect them in their
resulting contentious.
l'he rapid concentration of mower
ana wealth.. under stimulating legisla
i've condldons, in persons, corpora
IONS and monopolies, has greatly
SITUATION. Our railroads were con-
suucted upon the theory that their
competition would amply protect shin
pefS as 10 rates. etc, and employees es
10 wages and other conditions. Com
olnation has largely destroyed This the
DRY, ana has seriously disturbed the
hatufal working of the laws of SUNNY
and demand which, in theory, are
pased upon competition for labor be-
tween those who demand it, as we'll as
among those who supply it, For in
slance, as we have shown, there is no
longer any competitive demand among
tine tWenty-four railroads ait Chicapo
for switchmen They have ceased con-
pedng with each other; they are no
longer tWenty-four separate and com
petlng employers; they are Virtually
one.
However men may differ about the
propriety and legality of labor unions
we must all recognize the fact that we
nave them with us to stay and to grow
more numerous and powerful Is it not
wise to fully recognize them by law;
TO admit fd1eir necessity as labor guides
ana protectors to conserve Their, Use
uiness increase their responsibility.
and prevent their follies and aggres-
sions py conterr1ng upon them the priv
ions? ie'
The growth of corporate power and
wealth. has been the marvel of the past
i've years. Corporations have undoubt-
eaiy benefited the country and ,hrouslntl
Us resources to our doors. 1t will not :
pc surprising If the marvel of the next
fifty years be the advancement of Ia Sor
"a position OF like power and respon-
'iblhty. We have, heretofore er1col1r-
aged the one and comparatively neg
ected the other. Does not wisdom de-
nand that each be encouraged to pros !
Der iegltlmately and to grow into rlar-
nonious relations of edual sIfarIinp
md responsibility before the law? THIS
involves nothing hostile to the true in
erests and rights of either The com
mission deems recommendations of
specific remedies premature. Such a t
problem, for instance, as universal gov {
'rnment ownership of railroads is |
90 vast, many-sidsd, and far {
lway. if attempted, to be con- {
iideTed as an immediate practi-
'al remedy. 1t belongs to the social +,
site group Of public questions where c
government ownership is advocated of It