Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-21

unite with them, or to say they shall
not work for q lea5 price or for longer
hours than The union sccs NJ to deter
mine. Nor has It any rlght TO dictate
70 cmployora whom they shall engage
o. whom they shall discharge But
unions often assume this attitude and
therefore become obnoxious to free.
dem
II is on this account that on general
principles, our people have been adj
yised TO keep aloof from such "entangl-
ing alliances" but they have not been
forbidden to join them. Every church
member IL expected to use his own
agency and judgment freely, We are
not under ecclesiastical bondage. CIR
cumstances may arise which would be
considered by some working people Inn
peratlye, and to require their assoca-
ton with a labor organization. The
Church does not say they shall not nor
does It impose any penalty upon them
II they do. il is matter for their own
decision after carefully Weighing all
the consequences that appear In view
Liberty Is a priceless boon The
Gospel does not tend TO limit It but to
promote It, There Is nothing In Nor
monIsm" which n not favorable TO free
dom In It's fullest sense. OF course
this must comprehend willing submls-
sion 10 necessary and wholesome law.
The liberty Of the whole community Is
TO be placed above the freedom OF The
Individual "The greatest good to the
greatest number should always be
kept mi iew Associations for the pro-
motion Hid maintenance Of liberty are
often essential to It's establishment and
perpetuity. But experience has shown
that designing persons often take adj
vantage OF such organizations to Ell.
feet their Own purposes, and thus peo-
pie whose object is the benefit Of 9th.
ers as wen az themselves fall 2 prey
TO schemcrs and tyrants
When members OF the Church are in
doubt as to the propriety Of any step
they may contemplate taking, they can
always appeal to those authorities plac-
ed IN the Church for their guidance,
1t costs them nothing to gain the advice
they need, They are not compelled to
follow It, but consistency would say
that II they ask and receive freely they |
should think enough Of It 10 do 40
When working people are requested to |
join a labor union and they do not |
think II proper to Yield they should |
have sufficient strength of character
to decline without throwing the re-
sponsibility upon the Church or It's
leaders Have courage, nay boy. to |
say no, IL a good rule to follow when.
ever refusal is wise,
The Deseret News has always taken |
the position that labor has the right |
'ht NNAl'All'N ~ b'AbllFn AiN ll''N'H" |
sity, to organize for protection and for
the attainment and yindication OF its
rights and privileges Hut this paper
has also been opposed to all measures
taken by such organizations 10 prevent
persons from working, or 10
invade the rights Of capital, destroy
property, endanger life or stop the
wheels OF business and progress When
associations are thus perverted from
their legitimate object they become a
menace to society aud no latterday |
Saint Is justified before God oF man in
assisting in such designs We hope |
our people win understand this matter
IN It's true light, and pursue that path |
which enlightened judgment aud the
Spirit Of God which Is the spirit OF free. |
dom and law win show them to be the
road to permanent prosperity and |
peace,