The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-24

work by the side of a negro. who can
live on half what a white man would
staTve on. They are scabs who so out
and hll the places that should be yours
and mine. II we are to work we must
so out and rub elbows with the black,
greasy niger"
Foul Means Held Justihable.
tt was the general expression Of
opinion that il was an insult to the
raising of a white man TO be forced to
make room for the negro. and that fair
or foul means were iustidable in keep
ing them from interfering in labor cir
cles. Some of the orators grew furious
when descriptions were given of how
electricians in some of the northern
cities as well as the south, had been
called upon TO go 20 work upon a job
where negroes also were employed
Loud cheers greeted one man as he told
how he and a party of workmen en-
ployed i'm "a theatre refused to work
with q gang of negroes who filled the
place with such Az OdOr that they could
not stand it," The men struck and re-
fused TO turn a hand until the negroes
were Ousted.
Another delegate related an incident
IN which he went into a restaurant to
eat and a negro sat down at the same
table. The delegate said ne proceeded
90 move him by smashing a bottle I'm
his face. A large number Of those pres
ent expressed the sentiment that such
means should be employed when ne
grCcs attempted to break into the cleo
trical trades.
Only One Negro Union.
Tt was brought out that only one
union of negroes exists in the south.
That is at Jacksonville. Fla. The ne
grOes attempted to get a charter from
the I. p. T.. W. but were refused. They
then applied 10 the Federation of La
Dor and secured a charter. 1t was the
expression of opinion that such an ac-
ton was a direct fling I'm the face Of
the white men who follow the electrical
trades and that some action should he
taken by the !. b. T. w 10 clear the
negroes out of the trade altogether.
Some of the conservative delegates
called attention to the fact that if this
were done &c would array the l. B. +.
w. against the federation, and that
such a course would mean the loss OF
the head or the l. Is. r. W. While the
situation was admitted TO be a deplOra-
bic one it was pointed out that FOR the
good OF the organizat lion the proceed
ings on the negro question ought 10 be
wiped from the records. A motion TO
this effect finally prevailed.
Gulf Between Two Factions.
While this matter is receiving consid-
GRAFTON. anOther-that of the differences
between the linemen and the wirework-
ers-is growing in Importance. It was
stated by goOd authority that there Is
such a wide difference between the ma
lures Of the work of the two factions
that the followers of each side are pull
ing for that which looks 20 their own
interests. This is bringing about
gulf between the two sections. and it
has been apparent in the formation Of
the constitution. Added to this, It is
claimed that the socialists have played
ar important part in the formation of
the constitution and il teens strongly
with socialist ideas. This has brought
about q political division that, in con-
nection with the other fracture between
the fOTces. appears to be serious It
was stated without hesitation last
night by one who knows the conditions.
that within six months there would be
a division i'm the l. B. +. W. and the
linemen would bolt from the organiza-
ton.
The work of the convention will be
finished today and il is expected THAI
an adjournment will be taken tonight