The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-28
MINERS ISSUE 04
A MANIFESTO
Continued from Page IL
probably soon adjourn. to continue its
session Wednesday.
THE MANIFESTO.

The full text of the manifesto as issued
from the conference coramittee at 1870
is as follows:
"A wall of anguish mingled with des-
peration. arises from the bowels of the
earth, and the miners GU fer relief, for
some degree of justice touches the re-
sponsive chord in the hearts ana con-
sciences of the whole people. Drudging
at wages, when employed, which are in
adequate and portend misery starvation
ana slavery, the miners are conI1 onted
with condition by which their scant
earnings are denied them. except through
the company pluck me stores. wnsch
out-Shylock the worst features of the
nefarious SyStem-a stigma on the es-
cutcheon of our country and a blot on our
civiliZa ton. We, the representa- tiveS. of
the trades union and of all organized
labor OF the United States, in convention
assembled to consider the pending strug-
gle of the miners for wages sufficient TO
enable them to live and 10 enjoy al least
some degree of the necessities of life, are
determined to forever put a stop 10 the
state of starvation in which they are
now engulfed.
1.-The deplorable condition of the miners
is well known to all our people. They
live in novels. unable to buy sufficient
bread to ward off starvation: in many
cases not sufficiently clothed TO cover
TO attend school because of a lack of food
and clothing, making them danger 10
the future stability of our republic. We
feel assured that all men and women
spark of humane sympathy Tor their fel-
lows cannot fail to give all the aid in
their power TO enable the miners 10 win
their present battle. The representatives
of the miners have been restrained by in
junction when exercising their funda-
mental right of public assembly and free
speech to present to the world their
grievances.
I'VE. as American citizens, resent this
interference with the rights guaranteed
to us under the constitution. In the ordl-
ne nj Toi Of al nFlih
and rights which constitutions neither
confer nor deny, but the guarantee of the
right of public assembly and free speech
was intended to give opportunity 10 the
people or any portion OF them TO present
the grievances from which they suffer
and which they aim 10 redress.
We denounce the issuance of injunc-
ton by the judges of West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and other states S. wholly
unjustitied. unwaran-ed and unprecedent-
ed, more especially in the absence OF any
exhibition or manfeStati OF force on the
part of outraged miners. We call on the
governor of West Virginia and upon the
governors of all other states and OF all
public officials for full and ample prOtec-
ton in the exercise OF our rights OF
speech and public asSemblage.
I'VE have no desire to trespasS upon the
rights of anyone. and We demand protec-
ton in the exercise of those rights hand-
ed down to us by the founders of the re-
public. We recommend that Indignation
mass meetings be held throughout the en-
tire Country 10 give S& prcSSiO4 70 the Gun
degnna ton of the unwarranted Injunction
interfering with the free rights of free,
assemblage and free speech. and we also
extend sympathy and support TO the
minew orkerS tc the utmoSt extent. We
hereby call upon each organization of Ia
Dor to send repreSent tiEeS to act for and
by the direction of the united workers as
organizers in West Virginia, PennsylVa-
mia and such other states as may be ne
cessary. Fully inlbue6 with the heroic
struggle which the miners are making for
decency for manhood and for civilization.
and for consciousness of justice of their
cause and for the responsibility Of their
actions, we call on the wOrkingmen OF
our country TO lend all possible assistance
to our suffering. struggling fellow work.
ers of the mines and TO unite in defense
of our homes. our rights. our citizenship
and our country.
SYMPATHETIC MASS MEETING.
The conference adjourned just as the
capital clock struck the midnight hour.
Il was decided that President GOmperS
should act as a committee OF one in ar
ranging for Sympa Lhetc mass meetings
all over the country on aug. 5. The Of
ficerS Of the American Federation OF La
Dor We're requested to communicate with
union orsaniZa tons as 10 what shall be
done 70 further the plan outlined IN 10
Mine Workers are to arrange for the sys-
tematic work of 100 labor organizers in
West Virginia, in which state and in
Pennsylvania renewed efforts to make the
strike general wiz be made. The railway
brotherhOods, except engineers, are in
hearty sympathy with the movement to
make the strike effective.