Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-10

tNihunn " now gwen To the rubNo Tor
the first time.
MYRoN W. REED.
ION the soth day Of January. 1899. IN
the city Of Denver. thcfc died one of the
nobleat champions 81 organized labor
IN the United states. on that day
Myfun W. Reed passed out into the
great unknown. ana with his passing
the Western Federation of Miners aua-
talncd the loss of one Of IT, best ftlcnda.
In one Of It's darkest days % trial
Myron Reed ala not hesitate from his
pulpit. 60 declare boldly, and nt a sac
rlncc 81 q salary u fG.oQQ "a year, that
iia heart" wnn with the miners on iluli
liili" This was only one ~ The many
fearless uttcfanccr ~ this heroic man.
this kindly, Hwcvt.HDuled preacher.
whose whole life was protest against
the scheme 81 things which makes
merchandise of mems bodies. minds and
noula IN the waEc-alnvc mart whciv
avarice coins human life into doliaff,
The magic voice ~ ntillcii the HASH
inr cyc which benmrd In pity upon
every suffering thing. II lurirclous un-
der tho rods. the hand that dealt out
charity 10 the limit ~ IT, last nickel
IL mingllng with dust made sacred by
- companionahip. The gentle, low
ing. tender heart throha responsive to
humnniiyn WOES no more.
hut although the phyaicai wreck II
complete NJ tho grave can make II.
there remains unpcfirhahle the bcauti-
full Lesson ~ Nyruu tlncd'H lifc. the
far.rcaching effects Of the broad cath
oliclty and rrlcndld nitruism Of his
philosophy.
lie was nm intellectual trail blazer.
who helped IN larger measure than any
man 81 this generation 10 mark the
pathway ~ progfcss up out u IN,
nloughn ~ Ignorance and nclnshncsn 10
the higher ground Of Justice. peace and
human brotherhood. Nnrniw crvcdiam
and fnuHty DOGMA were rcpuialye 10
this hroad.mindod citizen 81 the world.
He faced the east booking with SUBJ
lime faith and confidence for the COM
Ing Of the New Day. and he had the
innnite pleasure TO behold In small
measure, the firnt GLOW OF it, dawn In
NE dim horizon Of futurity bvfpf, paaa.
lng into drcnmlcss rininbcr M the
bosom 81 his mother earth.
on his bier descended the mingled
tears ~ Caucasian. Monaghan aud
Ethiopian. nirlldnFiy Illustrating the
universal Vcncrntlon fof tho dead rur-
mopulito whose horizon 81 sympathy
was NJ hroid a. the globe itself
Could the miner. Of the West write
his epltnph. II would stand Here Tic
the mortal remains of Myron Reed.
lie was our friend. he was the
friend u every living thing
that suffered. 10 do Fnod WAS Ills ro-
llgiun, lie made tho world better by
his having lived In IL. The world was
made poorer by his leaving H. uod
Therefore. nctuated by these scnti.
mcniH. We, the Representatives ~ the
Western Federation ~ Miners dostv
20 officially manifest our SINCERE respect
for The memory ~ our departed friend
by ordering spread upon the rucnrds ~
NNIN convention NHlH T14sU4nrIHN aH ksa
fpliowinEi
iiorolvcd, That In n, death ~ ney.
Myrun ". Reed the Western Fedora.
tlon ~ Miners has lost a true friend.
ana that the cause 81 human progress
has suffered grievously, thai every
waEe-alaye lost an able advocate aud
he world profound and fearless
thinker"
A. the meeting ~ yesterday forenoon
the committee on resolutions sub
United tho following which was
adopted by a unanimous vote
Whereas. The Western Labor Union
and the Western Federation 81 Miners.
embracing. NJ they do the mines ana
the nineworkeW and the trades and
general working classes. are two
separate and distinct. yet friendly and
harmonious organizations. therefore. be
Resolved. That the Western Labor
Union does hereby extend 90 the West.
ern Federation of Miners kindly greet.
inEn and the assurance of our earnest
cooperation and ready assistance In
any movement looking toward the wei.
fare % the working people ~ the West.
and hld you god-speod In your noble
mission"
The secretary was directed 10 trans
nit q copy ~ the resolution TO tho
Western Federation ~ Miners. and
also furnish the press with a dupli-
cate.
Tho following unions made appllcn-
tlon for charters, which were granted;
Spokane HreYerr No, 81; Silver Bow
Trades and Labor assembly, carpen-
tiers ~ Wallace IDA; Cripple Crock
Federal Labor Union; cripple Crock
Mill Union,
Two additional committees were APP
pointed during the day A. follows
on Appeals and Orieynnccs-f. T..
nrannan, Edward ordway. Louis m
romer, A. J. Thompson and II. J, seid-
man.
on co-oporeilon-Tho Farrnr y.
". Mcphee W. j. Walker. J. H. Huae-
by ana John TroNel.