The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-14

THE great fact apparent now is that
the Utah Fuel company is in con-
troll Of the situation. The fact is
patent TO even a casual observer, and
the more the situation is studied the
more apparent the fact becomes. The
FBtrike leaders tcOucede this much and
Foncede II freely. AS to the manner in
Emch the company has obtained and
f8tains control there is diversity of
ppiniOn. but that is not part of this
story. The company is working three
Df its camps. increasing the force and
the output from each day by day and
IS arranging to open its fourth camp
within short time. The strikers are,
S1n the main, inert. Occasional arrests
are made on minor charges at the diff
ferent camps. but no concerted effort
10 check the compauys advance
toward working all its properties 70
their capacity is apparent at this time
FThe announced policy of the strikers,
as voiced by their leaders and en-
d0rsed by the rank and file through
personal statements to The Herald, is
TO make a waiting fight IF the fight
must 20 on. mo ViOlencet" is their
slogan One gets the impression
through talking with the leaders Of
the strikers that they are sincere in
this Yet the company officials and
many others fear trouble should the
strike go on TO a point where evictiOns
bv the company will begin. Men who
now i'm all sincerity discourage the
suggestion may. under intensified con-
ditions. change. This is not a charge
that they will: probably they viii not:
right minded people hope they will
not: but no one can forecast the action
of men who labor under a grievance
whether real or fancied. Previous
strikes have progressed peacefully for
weeks and then resolved into deadly
q conflicts. There is no apparent reason
Tor believing that this one viii. but no
one can be sure until the trouble is
Strike Not Sentimental.
The investigation made by The Her
eA5 leads to belief that If the Utah
Fuel company would give the strikers
the assurance that no discrimination
ngaimst union men-or strikers-Would
be made. the majority OF the men now
On strike would return quietly 70 work
at once. If permitted. The company
has made concessions TO the strikers
important ConcessiOns-the value OF
which are fully appreciated by the
strikers. because they are concessions
that mean better pay and better con-
EDITIONS. The majority Of the men now
. on strike. it is safe TO say, are not
sticking out FOR a sentiment Diggers
Of coal are not sentimental. The Ques-
mount one with them. Their definition
Of the term union recognition is not
according 20 their spokesman. that the
compauv shall exclude nOn-uniOn men
from the mines. but that it viii not
exclude union men. What we want
the union for" said a striker TO The
Herald. sis not for the purpose Of die
Eating 20 the company. but for our own
benefit. We want an organization so
shat we can have a grievance commit
tee. for one thing-a committee that
could represent MS all and take up
questions with the company that we
now have to- take mp individually.
When one man goes TO the company
with a complaint now ne is alone. he
has no backing. and the company If it
wants 10 can easily find the means of
getting rid Of that man, who gets only
Tho respect Of one man. but a commit
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