Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-28
STRIKERS ISSUE A STATEMENT.
In It They Dscam All Connection With Last Nights Attempts
To Cripple The Power Companys Plant and Offer $500
Reward For Proof 10 the Contrary.

Of mid-air construction and mainten-
ancl Inv an kinds of weather. with
quick death menaclng them from
morning until night like a chained wolf
with glistening fangs and burning eyes
saying Touch me and | devour you
sTATIoNMEN's UNION.
Whom the stationmen began organ.
izlng here several were given the
choice cf being discharged or OF giy-
M the right Of free men to join their
fellows IN forming a union. They re-
Trained from joining US at the time
after consultation with us Some weeks
ago the st1tl0nmen became convinced
that the Utah Light and Power COM
puiy were carrying out a purpose Of
thwartinG In It's lncipiency the purpose
OF the men In organizing, II is not
necessary to give reasons for their ar
riYing az this conclusion. but win state
one Ore Of the most capable OF the
stationmen was promised charge OF the
new steam plant on Jordan river, Later
he became president OF the statl0nmen's
union. His promotion was Withdrawn
and he WAC discharged We realized
we must be up and doing, and a move
90 the company before the union csas, "a
to exist. A special meeting Of the Y.
l.. 4 =, company's employees was he'd
IN May, and 1t was determined to ask
the company TO remedy evils and adj
Just our grievances, After other meet
ings the most reasonable things we
could ask for were agreed upon, end
committee was appointed 20 prelert
them TO the management The CONF
mittee met with the information that
Mr Campbell was on the eve OF depart
ing for the east and a request that the
whole matter be dropped until his re-
turn Before the committee got back
10 the meeting that night with their re-
port, four more statlOnmen were dis
charged for no other reason than that
they belonged 10 the union. The stu
alton that now confronted US was this:
our vital interests were weighed in the
balance against the convenience Of Mr..
Campbell In making trip east. The
company asked for a truce and I'm view
OF the circumstances We were afraid TO
give it.
FORCED THE ISSUE.
IL was decided 10 force the issue.
When Mr.. Campbell was Informed that
HIS trip east would not delay matters
and asked II he would meet a commit.
tee 10 try TO adjust the matter he
positively refused. He declared that he
would meet no committee, nor arhitrate
anything The strike was put into ef-
feet and Is stiTl In effect and viii re-
main in effect until the company agrees
10 meet It's employees and adjust the
matter The fight has resolved itself
INTO a struggle for the right to be rec
ognized and heard We have the con-
sciousuess that we are not only fight
ing for our rights in Salt Lake city,
but for the rights Of all worklngmen,
| We know that every blow struck by
organized labor brings nearer the time
when the glazing social and economic
evils Of today will be no more. We
| know that we are hacking at the chains
| which hold the women and children
| down 20 mere animal existence IN the
! eastern cities and factories We know
I we are right. The slgners OF the Deola-
/ ration Of Independence knew they were
/ right We know that the right viii at
last prevail in all lands and We feel
/ confident
wIIL STAND FIRM.
We assert our determination 20 stand
| by our principles, win or lose. and that
| II We by any possibility lose. We Will
lose honorably. We will employ every
| legitimate means 20 win honorably and
we disclaim and responsibility for such
acts as the destruction OF property, We
hereby ofer, as an organization, $500
reward for proof Of the destruction of
the property or interference with the
machinery or lines OF the Y. L. 4 j.
company by any member of the union.
We disclalm any enmity against MT.
Campbell or any intention TO place him
in a false light.
| (Signed) -
! THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE