The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-06
THE power OF labor unions was Ia

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mented by Apostle A o. Wood
l un al yesterday forenoon's ses-
sion Of the conference IN the taber-
sss,4. he spoke especially OF the
railroad organizations. attacking the
railroad officials and the unions.
Soaking Of railroads and other In
dustrIes organized in Utah by the
Mormons. he declared that they are
now controlled by the labor organiza-
lions. While the church cOunseied all
The time 20 Keep cut Of the unions.
said the speaker. the latter were en-
trenchIng themselves. until today they
are so strong that the church, in self
defense. has either 10 make overtures
To the unions and join hands with them
against the foes they are fighting. par
tclpatlng IN the benefits derived from
eapltaf hy the combined strength, or
he church must form a union or It's
own and Tight both the labor organ
izstlons and their enemies.
APOSTLE Reed Sm0ot. candidate for
the United States senate. was a
sneaker. mentioning the Hooper
Young murder ease In New York and
deploring the Mormon sentiment
which bad been aroused.
APOSTLE Woodruff led up 70 his eli
max BY easy stages. He started out
by regretting the activity In the old
stakes az compared with the energy
shown Ia the newly established ones.
lie said that was due to the age and
inhrmlty OF the workers in the for
mer which by necessity caused a
lethargy. while IN the new stakes the
young and energetic workers predom-
mated To his mind. the colonization
workers were largely 10 blame for the
present condition Of affairs; that here
after. when one OF those agents went
into q stake and attempted 10 take
workers from It. that they should have
q certificate from the first presidency,
showing that the agents had the au-
thority Of the highest powers 70 de-
plete the ranks of the older stakes By
taking the earnest workers irons them
and sending them 20 the newly incor-
poFated ones,
Speaks Of Non-Mormon Influx.
Apostle Woodruff then said that the
Saints we're not halted in Salt Lake
valley by Brigham Young because IL
was 4 good and desirable locality but
because Il was an undesirable place,
where he did not think the Gentiles
would follow and modest them. But the
non- Mormons had followed them and
had almost upFOO1ed the Saints right
IN their headquarters. That was due
20 another cause, he argued. because
tte country is too good for the Nor
mtus.
Opposed the Sale of Industries.
In times past they have been short
sighted enough 20 sell out to the
Gentlles the industries which the
Saints installed years ago. he de-
ciared, untii today they have little or
no voice in the government OF Zion.
which was settled by Brigham Young
and his followers more than fifty years
ago.
lie said the Saints built the railroads
under conditions which were anything
but propltlOus, let them pass into the
hands Of non Mormons, and today,
while the Saints furnish more than so
per cent of the traffic of the roads they
buiit not one in 100 OF the employees
Of the roads are MoTmons-they have
been brushed aside by the interests 10
which the Mormons Inadvertently
solo out after years Of toll 10 make
the properties paying investments. II
l. hmentable fact he said, but quite
true
10 was then that Apostle Woodruff
mace his statements 10 the effect that
tAr church should resort to active war
or alliance With the labor unions.
smoot the First Speaker.
The morning session opened with the
o''nrH, The Spirit or God Like a Fire
Ascending IL was followed by a
PRAYER by Elder Albert r. smith. The
v.''F then sang. 10. the Mighty God
Appea fing. Apostle Reed Snioot OF
iFofo was the first speaker. What he
H'8 70 say about the Pulitzer murder.
~ which william Hooper Young is
now being held. and about blood
u''nemrnt articles being printed hy
we eastern papers was the only refer
tH'r made TO that subject throughout
sHe CAV. He said that il President Ben
r. hleh had not made the remarks
tlat ne did on Saturday. he would have
Ht called upon to diiate upon Il then.
p1' lhat pillar ~ the church had saved
nm the trouble. Apostle Smoot en-
S'Lsed every word that President Rich
nau said and hoped the Saints would
te1a me stenOgraphic accounts Of the
spteeh and remember them, as they
'.leed the sentiments of the church.
ne Provo dlgnitary then turned his
S''rnUon 90 the lack OF interest taken
the Mormons In their fast ofrer-
- saving that because Saints in one
$50 ala not feel called upon 10 con-
i-Na'e tor the reason that there We're
70 poor and needy among them. was
no sign that there were not Mormons
n other stakes who did need and re-
Quite the assistance Of the church
apostle Smoot said that = every Nor
mon made his fast offerings there
would be no poor in Zion.