Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-24

" ~ w AAAhblks
no what icnFlh the contest between
capital and labor can be carried. when
there De- but little disposition on both
sides Go reach an amicablc understand
lnF, lH well illustrated ln the conditions
now prevailing In Denmark. There. It
appears, about ull laborcrs belonging 10
organizations are thrown out % cm-
ployment.
The News" o. In receipt of q circular.
dated Copenhagen. May %. and sent
out by the Trades Unions Of Denmark
in which the situation is explained. The
conflict commenced ON the 2nd OF May
whom ali the iolnors In tho kingdom
were laid on The ryason given was
that In seven little towns iu the prove
lncc ~ Jutlnud. the workinsmon On that
trade had refused 90 accept certain re-
auctions in wages. ON the 10th of May
the men declared themselves willing 20
accept the terms previously rejected
but then they were told their submits
sion came too late. An onor Co arbl-
trute the matter was also rejected by
the employers, and ON the Gath Of May.
all lub1rcrs In engine manufactures.
lron-f1undrlcs, and 600 men employed
as smiths, mouldcrs. bucklaycrs. car-
penterH. painters, plnatcrcrs. and some
other trades were locked out. This n.
focta about 10000 men with their fam
illeH. and when u is remembered that
the entire population s. but somewhat
over two million souls. tho srriouHnCss
Of the situation may De realized.
This blow at organized labor has be-
come possible. by the consolidation u
the employers into one organization
with q central executive committee.
Through this, any labor movement can
be- met by q counter movement
The Danish laborors themselves be-
Hove that the present aim OF the Assocl-
alton NJ Employers &C. 90 provoke such
revolu and disturbances gB are CONE
mon when enforced idloncss and hunger
stare the lnb1rgrs 90 the face. and thus
90 rive tho police and military an OPP
portuulty OF interfering. and 90 break
up the labor organizations. What rene
ders this Hurmise plausible is the fact
that ln the latest elections, the socialist
party carried the day, and u would Do
but natural Tor their opponents 20 seek.
hy whatever means nc their command.
Co recover the lost ground.
The struggle IS certainly an un-
furtuntg one Tor the little king
dom. lt must eventually drive away the
sturdy aborors from tho country and
result On dotriment 10 It's various Indus
tries. It spreads gloom ana "a feeling
VI depression among all classcs OF peo-
pile.
The question OF organized capital nH
against organized labor ~ one that
has certain interest an over the
world. and not least IN this country. II
viii probably have 90 be settled before
long and Il scoms 20 MS that lcgisln-
turrs should take tho matter up. No
state can afford 10 have ~ various In
forests nc war with one another. Pro-
visions should De- made Tor the adjust
mout OF all matters that cannot be sct-
tied privately.
The Chicago Record says tho windy
city" has q "iury -brlbIug" trust That
Is hard 20 boat what f. there now LETT
for free eompeutIoni
The ndy who sues Tor divorce be-
cause her husband smokes cigarettes.
does not state whether she would let Il
go at an oId-fashloned pine.
Tho few rich men returning from
KIouiur hardly compensate Tor the
thrrr thousand pcunilcss mon reported
at Dawson. clamorIng for ns.lstonee,
Tho action already taken In New
York ana Illinois indicates that the
President win have mo- difficulty In SEE
curing volunteers for service In the
Philippines.
ON Monday tho queen Ia TO review a
largo body OF British troops ut Alder
shot. An such events now WIN tend TO
arouse British orlor IN case OF trouble
with the Tausyual republic.
The sad story Us told NJ % presby.ori-
am minister who preached Cor nve cons
soautyr suuIuya in various churches,
and received only $500 Tor hIs Sunday
llbors. Whether Do was paid per hour
or otherwise IFS not stated.
rho story toll ln t5day's dispatches
from san Diego, Cul, Uf twenty minors
peushlug from thirst on the desert,
while hunting f0r gold Is q shocking
reminder thut Death valley episodes on
the Pacific coast are not yet ralegltad
TO the distant past.