The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-04

labor organizations. On the contrary, the
association and an of its members con-
stitute a combination or conspiracy not
only at common law. but also In re-
stralnt of trade and commerce among
the several states. and also an attempt 10
monopoliZe the labor necessary in sup
plying coal found In one state. 10 the mar
kets OF other states, and thus to monop-
Ollie this part OF the commerce apaong
the several states. The action had by
said United Mine Workers has greatly
injured the state business originating II
the anthracite coal fields
The Debs Case.
The courts have already many Dimes
held that such combination IS unlaMtul
within the act OF congress OF July :, 1871
passed for the purpose OF preventing r.
straints OF interstate commerce anG
known as the Sherman act, IN adaiuon
the circuit court OF the United States tor
the western district OF Virginia, upon
March . last, held that this idenucal
united Mine Workers ASSOCIATION was II
| legal. The case comes clearly within the
/ Dehs case.
That Was an effort 10 organize uni
Versai combination or railway employees
covering the whole country tor the Dur-
| pose or controlling interstate commefee'
] The government instituted suit by IN
| junction. and when the Injunction wsls
| disobeYed. enforced the same by the USE
| OF the United States army. This quickly
[
| OF the national government is, therefore
/ to proceed In accordance with the prect-
dent In the Debs case. These eonsidera-
/ lions were called TO the attention OF the
president and the attorney genefal last
| june
The anthracite coal companies are
| making every effort to mine coal as rap
J idly as possible. They are oDstructed
/ bv the failure of the state authorizes 10
! fully protect those who desire 70 Work
/ for them and by the failure of the ma
| tional government 10 enforce The statute
/ under which the Mine workers associa-
1 ton has been already held 10 be illegaL
/ ''As soon as action of that sort Is ell
| fectivelv taken there can be no doubt
] that the supply OF coal will be ample.
| The question at present is merely
! whether an unlawful association shall be
permitted in this country, by means
| which are Illegal. 10 decide who shah DC
/ allowed 10 work. what shall be his hours
OF work and what he shall be paid. Ihls
| is contrary to the spirit and letter Oh
| our laws. II they are enforced such an
/ effort will cease at once.
| "Grave as,are the matters mentioned IN
! the presidents memorandum, the ques-
| tons fundamentally involved are even
| more serious. They are whether freedom
/ of life and property are 70 continue IN
| this country or are TO exist merely IN
| accordance with the will of combinations
/ ead conspiracies which are prohibited by
/ the constitution and the statutes and the
| common law. and whether this company =
/ faithful employees are TO be delivered 70
| the destruction which surely awaits them
! in case of the triumph of the Mine Work
| ers' association. This company respect
| fully and earnestly urges upon the pres
| ident the use of his lawful powers In the
premises which were used In the Debs
| case by one of his predecessors, and
/ which action was sustained by all the
| courts. II the national government
| would now enforce the law with equal
! promptness the strike would end next
| week"
Fowler's Statement.
Statement of Thomas Fowler, president
| of the New York. Ontario 4 Western
Ifrailway: b.
ITO the President: beg leave to state
| that / fully concur tn the statements
submitted az this time bv the other gem
| tlemen whom YOU have invited 20 be
] present at todav's conference. !, how
/ ever. ask leave TO present my views more
| fully al later day. and hope to have IN
your hands early next week a statement
| presenting In some detail the situation
and conditions prevailing throughout the
| anthracite coal regions at the present
/ time"