Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-09
ORGANIZATION
OF LABORERS.
Meetings Of Labor Union are Con-
tiuued Today in This City.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE S
President Mcdonald speaks Of the
usnent. 90 he derived from
Corporation.

Executive meeting ~ the Western
Labor union were held today In the
Odd Fellows hail at 10 a. m. and
.. m
The time Of these sessions was devot-
cd 10 action on the Presidents message.
the reading and referring Of resolutions
and mapping out Of work for the yari-
Gus committees. t..
AZ the mcrtlngu Of the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners. and Of the Western
Labor Union. held. ne stated ycster-
day. In the odd Fellows hail of this
city. committees were appointed. ere
dentiais Of delegates examined. and
aomc addresses made. The leader Of
the Labor Union forces. President Me-
Donald. spoke In part az follows:
MCDONALD on LABOR.
After year has elapsed. we
meet In convention today. with a mem.
bcryhip that fully vindicatca the action
u the conference held In this city q
year aTo. which definitely and abso-
lutciy demonstrated tho ncccrriiy u
the organizing OF this union. the action
~ the Salt t.akp conference has been
generally endorsed and accepted by
every active man In the labor move
msnt In the West. AZ being a prudential
aud beneficial move 10 IN. working
p-ople ~ the Rockies. n II the means u
getting the iaboring ana Industrial
classes ~ the West In closer touch with
each other Establishing n quicker and
better system Of communication be-.
tween the labor organizations u IN.
West. this has the tendency TO ufcatc.
cultivate and develop a more friendly
relation IN tho future. and create
deeper and kcvner sympathy among tho
ioilcfr OF the Western country. and e.
tRbllsh more perfect and thorough or
ganikation u the iabofinE and indus
trial people of the Vests Interests
co-oPERATIvE SOCIETIES.
The marvellous and almost universal
success OF the cooperative societies OF
Ofrat flfitnin and other countries points
out the probable way. II should al
least lead to an Investigation " this
method of organization a. a means for
the emancipation Of labor. II II neither
necessary at this time. nor advisable,
10 enter Into detailed account Of thcae
associations and their succerser and
fhllur-S Thcrc II scarcely a branch OF
industry they have not en,ercd IN
urrot Britain ThcAe societlcs nave
dne.scvsnth 81 the british popvlpton.
with wholesale and retail ihtor~- IN
nearly every large city. with a bank OF
their own with tis.oOo.o0o ~ deposits.
and doing a business ~ tsoo.0oo,ooo a
year. with large manufacturing cs,ab-
iishmcntr At home and ship. on cN"iy
sen. Tn. story ~ their establishment.
tholr failures and successes. rrnds like a
romance. They have become captains
Of industry, lndo-si. one example viii
suffice, AZ ona point they have a boot
and shoe factory. n clothing factory. a
corset factory, "a buildorr' association, "a
store and farm. In addition 10 max.
Ing success ~ these. they pay full
union wages. with per cent bonus.
GOVERNMENT ny INJUNCTION.
of late years In tho rnitcd states We
have Rad and seen much In tha Fed
.r.ll courts about government by IN
junction. ~ very much. indeed. that W.
do not feel that u II necessary TO dwell
On tho suh.ect az nr-at length here.
First. let ur inquire what N an in-
function In lawg webrter'n Dictionary
defines Injunction unw), a writ or pro-
cess grafSed by a court % equity, ana,
In some cases. under statutes. ny
court " law, whereby 2 party \. ~
quirei 10 DO or 70 refrain from JOINS
cefsain acts according 10 the ohlgrncy
~ the writ" hnuvicrr Law Dfcuonnfb'
Vol !. page. eli' injunction, rein.ilrs'
chanc.ry practic. says AN ihlun.-
tlon IL n prohlbtory writ, specially
prayed for by bill In which the plain
tins title II vet forth. restraining
person from committing or doing an
act toiher than criminal arsnl, when
appear 10 be against .qulty ana eon-
rcience," or late years the Judge. OF 'hs
Federal courts nave MAJ" mu'h nnM "n